Wazirpur Upazila HQ

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Wazirpur Upazila (Barisal district) with an area of 248.35 sq km, is bounded by Agailjhara and Gournadi upazilas on the north, Banaripara and Jhalokati sadar upazila on the south, Babuganj upazila on the east, Kotalipara and Nazirpur upazilas on the west. Main beels are Satla and Kuralia. Main rivers are Wazirpur, Amtali, Kalijira, Bisharkandi.

The location of the Wazirpur town is 22.8111°N 90.2444°E. Wazirpur (Town) stands on the bank of the Wazirpur and consists of six mouzas. The area of town is 6.5 sq km. It has a population of 9510; male 53.73%, female 46.27%. Density of population per sq km is 1463. Literacy rate among the town people is 78.9%. It has one rest house.

Wazirpur thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 9 union parishads, 118 mouzas and 117 villages.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census: Population 227115; male 50.6%, female 49.4%; Muslim 74.5%, Hindu 25% and others 0.5%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 350, tomb 2, temple 70, church 5, noted of which are Khandakar Bari Jami Mosque, Sikarpur Jami Mosque, Harta Gabindha Temple, Dhamshar Church.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 47.6%; male 52.9%, female 42.3%. Educational institutions: college 12, high school 23, primary school (government) 104, primary school (non-government) 85, madrasa 75. Old institutions: Revrouddradi Government Primary School (1887), Atipara Government Primary School (1914), Habibpur High School (1856).

Cultural organisations: Rural club 15, cinema hall 2, playground 10, theater group 5, public library 3, drama stage 1.

Main occupations: Agriculture 39.71%, agricultural labourer 23.52%, wage labourer 2.7%, commerce 14.09%, construction 1.07%, service 8.56%, others 10.35%.

Land use: Cultivable land 18410.36 hectares, fallow land 151.76 hectares; single crop 29%, double crop 37%, triple crop 34%. Cultivable land under irrigation 52%.

Land control: Among the peasants, 26% are landless, 53% small, 20% intermediate and 1% rich.

Dairies, poultries and fisheries farm Dairy 25, poultry 108, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities- Roads: pucca 28 km, semi pucca 60 km and mud road 400 km; waterways 28 nautical mile.

Manufactories: Flour mill 5, rice mill 80, cold storage 4, saw mill 10.

Cottage industries: Handloom 5, bamboo work 125, goldsmith 75, blacksmith 85, potteries 117, wood work 108, tailoring 177, bidi industry 1, welding 8, lathe machine 4.

NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are brac, grameen bank, asa, proshika, ccdb, caritas, Karsha, Biriz and Upakar.

Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 4, family planning centre 9.