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Baksiganj Upazila

Field	Value
official_name	Bakshiganj
native_name	বকশীগঞ্জ
settlement_type	Upazila
image_skyline	Nur Mosque,Bakshiganj 06.jpg
image_caption	Masjid-e-Noor in Bakshiganj town
image_map	Bakshiganj in Mymensingh division (Bangladesh).svg
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Bangladesh
subdivision_type1	Division
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_type3
subdivision_name1	Mymensingh Division
subdivision_name2	Jamalpur District
area_total_km2	238.39
population_total	239857
population_as_of	2022
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	BST
utc_offset	+6
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	2140
website

Bakshiganj () is an upazila of Jamalpur District in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.

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.

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

|Population}} Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |1991 |157403 |2001 |178436 |2011 |218930 |2022 |239857

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bakshiganj Upazila had 62,687 households and a population of 239,857. 10.84% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bakshiganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.26%: 63.43% for males and 59.25% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.00 males for 100 females. 109,076 (45.48%) lived in urban areas.

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

References

(20 October 2024). "Bangladesh Postal Code". 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.
{{Cite Banglapedia
Colonel [[Abu Taher]] lost his left leg on 14 November 1971, in one of those [[Battle of Kamalpur. attacks]].{{Cite Banglapedia
. ["District Statistics 2011: Jamalpur"](http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Jamalpur.pdf).
(June 2024). "Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Jamalpur". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].

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