Babuganj Upazila

Babuganj (Bengali: বাবুগঞ্জ) is an administrative unit of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.^[4]

Babuganj বাবুগঞ্জ
Upazila
Durga Sagar, Sondha River
Coordinates: 22°49.9′N 90°19.3′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal
District	Barisal
Headquarters	Babuganj
Area
• Total	164.88 km2 (63.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	154,558
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	8210[2]
Area code	04327[3]
Website	babuganj.barisal.gov.bd

Geography

Babuganj is located at 22.8319°N 90.3222°E / 22.8319; 90.3222. It has a total area of 164.88 km².

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	131	—
1991	136	+3.8%
2001	146	+7.4%
2011	140	−4.1%
2022	155	+10.7%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5]

Religions in Babuganj Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.07%
Hinduism			4.77%
Other or not stated			0.16%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Babuganj Upazila had 31,663 households and a population of 140,361. 29,468 (20.99%) were under 10 years of age. Babuganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1077 females per 1000 males. 9,847 (7.02%) lived in urban areas.^[7][8]

Points of interest

Durgasagar

Durgasagar, with an area of about 2,500 hectare, is the largest pond or dighi of southern Bangladesh. It is located at Madhabpasa village of Babuganj upazila, about 11 km away from Barisal town. Locally it is known as Madhabpasha Dighi. According to a desire of Rani Durgavati, mother of Raja Joynarayan, the dighi was dug in 1780 (1187 BS).

Educational institutions The faculty of animal science and veterinary medicine of Patuakhali Science and Technology University is situated at Khanpura, Babuganj.

Administration

UNO: Shakila Rahman.^[9]

Babuganj Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chandpasha, Dehergati, Jahangir Nagar, Kedarpur, Madhabpasha, and Rahmatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 90 villages.^[5]

Maps

Official Babugonj Upzilla Map

Notable people

• Kirtinarayan Basu, 17th-century Raja of Chandradwip who converted to Islam^[10]
• Abdul Wahab Khan (1898–1972), 3rd Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan^[11]
• Abdul Jabbar Khan (1902–1984), 6th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
• Sadek Khan (1933–2016), journalist, columnist and filmmaker
• Abu Zafar Mohammad Obaidullah Khan (1934–2001), poet and civil servant
• A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (1939–2005), journalist and government minister
• Rashed Khan Menon (born 1943), government minister
• Selima Rahman, politician
• Fakhrul Amin Khan, father of Sal Khan known as founder of Khan Academy^[12]