Baksiganj Upazila
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| settlement_type = Upazila
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| subdivision_name1 = Mymensingh Division
| subdivision_name2 = Jamalpur District
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| area_total_km2 = 238.39
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| population_total = 239857
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=400}}
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| timezone = BST
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| postal_code = 2140{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/b079ce26-c936-4dc2-b430-36948c4425f5 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}
| website = {{URL|http://bokshiganj.jamalpur.gov.bd/}}
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Bakshiganj ({{langx|bn|বকশীগঞ্জ}}) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Bakshiganj Upazila}}
Bakshiganj Thana was converted into an upazila in 1983 under the then CMLA Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme.
The area of the Bakshigonj town is 238.39 km2. It has a population of 65,568; male 50.97%, female 49.03%; population density is 2820 per km2. Literacy rate among the town people is 39.9%.
History
Bakshiganj Thana was established in 1982 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.
During the Bangladesh War of Separation, the Mukti Bahini attacked the Pakistan Army camp at Kamalpur several times. Colonel Abu Taher lost his left leg on 14 November 1971, in one of those attacks.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Taher, Colonel Abu}}
Geography
Bakshigonj is located at 25.2250°N 89.8750°E . It has 52,222 households and a total area of 238.39 km2. The upazila is bounded by Meghalaya state of India on the north, Islampur upazila on the south, Sherpur district on the east, and Dewanganj upazila on the west. The Garo Hills are on the north east part of the upazila.
Demographics
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|1981 |437
|1991 |157
|2001 |178
|2011 |219
|2022 |240
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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bakshiganj Upazila had 52,222 households and a population of 218,930. 60,495 (27.63%) were under 10 years of age. Bakshiganj has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 33.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males. 28,890 (13.20%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jamalpur |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_JAMALPUR.pdf |website= |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}
Administration
Baksiganj Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Bagarchar, Bakshiganj, Battajore, Danua, Merurchar, Nilakhia, and Shadhurpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 25 mauzas and 199 villages.
Economy
Economy of Bakshiganj Upazila is a major agricultural, but business and human resources are one of the key pillars of the economy of this area.
Notable newspapers/news platforms
- Seba Hot News
- Daily Urmi Bangla
- Daily Gonojoy
- Saptahik Bakshiganj
See also
References
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{{cite web |date=November 2014 |title=Community Report: Jamalpur. Population & Housing Census 2011 |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Jamalpur.pdf |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=18 September 2023}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Jamalpur.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Jamalpur |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185353/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Jamalpur.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}
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{{Jamalpur District}}
{{Upazilas of Mymensingh Division}}