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Bakshiganj (Bengali: বকশীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1]

Bakshiganj
Upazila
Bakshiganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°13.5′N 89°52.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Jamalpur District
Area
• Total	204.3 km2 (78.9 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	218,930
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2140
Website	bokshiganj.jamalpur.gov.bd

Bakshigonj Thana was converted into an upazila in 1983. In Bakshigonj have some Haat Bazer.

Bakshigonj (Town) The area of the Bakshigonj town is 20.86 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%.

Etymology

Bakshiganj name of an ancient and historic towns. However, there are many differences of Bakshiganj named. The original name of the rajendraganja Bakshiganj. Still rajendraganja village records. Bakshiganj naming of a journal called smaranikara pages 44–45 published an article written by Professor Afsar Ali said. Some hundred years ago, the "paymaster" in the name of a Muslim fakir. He built up over a khanaka or dormitory. It became the residence of a hat. Bakshi, according to that person's name is the name of the market. Bakshi time evolution of the market, "bakshiganj" is the name of the converted.

History

Bakshiganj Thana was established in 1982 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.[1]

During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the Mukti Bahini attacked the Pakistan Army camp at Kamalpur several times.[1] Colonel Abu Taher lost his left leg on 14 November 1971, in one of those attacks.[2]

Geography

Bakshigonj is located at 25.2250°N 89.8750°E . It has a and total area of 204.3 km².

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	437	—
1991	157	−64.1%
2001	178	+13.4%
2011	219	+23.0%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[3]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Baksiganj Upazila had 52,222 households and a population of 218,930, 13.2% of whom lived in urban areas. 12.7% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 33.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[4][5]

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.[3]

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.

Newspapers

• Daily Urmi Bangla
• Daily Gonojoy
• Seba hot news
• Saptahik Bakshiganj

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

На других языках

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- [en] Baksiganj Upazila

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[ru] Баксигандж (подокруг)

Баксигандж (бенг. বকশিগঞ্জ, англ. Baksiganj) — подокруг на севере Бангладеш в составе округа Джамалпур. Образован в 1982 году. Административный центр — город Баксигандж. Площадь подокруга — 204,30 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 157 403 человека. Плотность населения равнялась 770 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 17,4 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 98,08 %, индуисты — 1,25 %, христиане — 0,44 %, прочие — 0,23 %.

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