Nesarabad (Swarupkathi) ( bn, নেছারাবাদ (স্বরূপকাঠি)) is an
upazila of
Pirojpur District in the Division of
Barisal, Bangladesh.
Nesarabad is named after
Nesaruddin Ahmad
Nesaruddin Ahmad ( bn, নেছারউদ্দীন আহমদ; 1873 – 31 January 1952) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, spiritual reformer, educationist and writer. He was the main disciple of Furfura Sharif's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique in ...
, the founder of Sarsina Darbar Sharif. At present,
guava
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gardens,
floating market and
backwaters of Nesarabad are turning into famous tourist attractions.
Geography
Nesarabad is located at . It has 40,792 households and a total area of 199.14 km
2.
Demographics
According to the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, Nesarabad had a population of 202,520. Males constituted 49.54% of the population, and females 50.46%. The population aged 18 or over was 107,488. Nesarabad had an average literacy rate of 50.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Nesarabad Upazila is divided into Swarupkati Municipality and ten
union parishads: Atghar Kuriana,
Baldia, Daihari, Guarekha, Jalabari, Nesarabad, Sarengkathi, Sohagdal, Somudoykathi, and
Sutiakathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 134 villages.
Swarupkati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9
mahallas.
Notable people
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Nesaruddin Ahmad
Nesaruddin Ahmad ( bn, নেছারউদ্দীন আহমদ; 1873 – 31 January 1952) was a Bengali Islamic scholar, spiritual reformer, educationist and writer. He was the main disciple of Furfura Sharif's Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique in ...
, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Sarsina
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Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh, the 2nd Pir of Sarsina Darbar Sharif
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Enayet Hossain Khan, former MP
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Fakhrul Islam Khan, playwright and journalist
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Hashem Ali Khan, politician
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Shah Alam, former MP
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Sheikh Anne Rahman, politician
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Chittaranjan Sutar, former parliamentarian
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Pirojpur District
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