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Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a district (zilla) in southern-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division.[2]

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Pirojpur পিরোজপুর
District
Pirojpur District
Floating fields in Baithakatha village.
Location of Pirojpur in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Pirojpur District
Coordinates: 22.58°N 89.97°E / 22.58; 89.97
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Abu Ali Md. Shazzad Hossain
Area
• Total	1,277.80 km2 (493.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	1,198,193
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pirojpuri, Firozpuri
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	8500
HDI (2018)	0.672[1] medium · 2nd of 21

Etymology

According to myth, the second son of Subedar Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah, died in this area, and the area became known subsequently as 'Firozpur'. In time, the pronunciation 'Firozpur' slowly muted to 'Pirozpur' and later 'Pirojpur'.[3]

Geography

Most of the land is low-lying and the soil is fertile. There are small forests. Nesarabad is known for its business centre and also for the Sundori tree (a kind of mangrove) that grows there.

Rivers

Gabkhan, Baleshwar, Damodar, Kocha, Pona, Kochakhali, Kaliganga, Sandha, Doratana etc. are big and known rivers.

The Baleshwar, the river that is situated to the east of Sunder Bans splits into two parts, but this is getting smaller and smaller day by day. One is known as Doratana which flows through Bagerhat and the other and mightier one is known as Kacha which flows through Bhandaria. Then it has an offshoot Baleshwar which later meets with Doratana and falls into Kaliganga near Mativanga, Najirpur. And Kocha splits into two river Kaliganga and Sandha. Kaliganga flows to the north meets with Baleshwar and flow to further north. and Sandha flows to the east. Later Sandha coalesce with Arial Khan and falls into the Meghna.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1974	823,787	—
1981	947,420	+2.02%
1991	1,063,185	+1.16%
2001	1,111,068	+0.44%
2011	1,113,257	+0.02%
Sources:[4]

Pirojpur District had a population of 1,113,257 according to the 2011 Bangladesh census, of which 548,228 were males and 565,029 females. 930,626 (83.59%) were rural and 182,631 (16.41%) were urban. The literacy rate was 64.85%: 65.04% for males and 64.68% for females.[4]

Religion

Religion in present-day Pirojpur district[lower-alpha 1]

Religion	Population (1941)[5]: 100–101	Percentage (1941)	Population (2011)[4]	Percentage (2011)
Islam	388,000	60.23%	925,895	83.17%
Hinduism	255,748	39.70%	186,865	16.79%
Others [lower-alpha 2]	477	0.07%	497	0.04%
Total Population	644,225	100%	1,113,257	100%

Islam is the predominant religion in the district, along with a large Hindu minority. But similar to other districts in the Barisal division, the minority Hindu population have not only seen a decline in their share of population, but also their absolute numbers, in the 2001-2011 period. The percentage share of Hindus is the largest in Nazirpur Upazila and the lowest in Zianagar Upazila.[4]

There are 3,087 mosques and 1,051 temples.[6]

Administration

The subdivision (then a mohokooma, now a zilla) of Pirojpur was created on 28 October 1859 Pirojpur district was formed on 1 March 1984 and the municipality was formed in 1885. The area of Pirojpur is 1277.80 km². It is under Barisal Division. There are three municipalities in Pirojpur named Pirojpur, Bhandaria, Mathbaria. There are seven upazilas (sub districts) in Pirojpur district: Pirojpur Sadar, Bhandaria, Mathbaria, Indurkani, Nazirpur, Nesarabad and Kawkhali. Of these, Mathbaria is the largest (353.25 km²; it occupies 27.01% of the total area of the district). Kawkhali is the smallest (79.65 km²). Pirojpur District also contains 52 unions, 390 mauzas and 648 villages.[7]

• Chairman of Zilla Porishod : Mahiuddin Maharaj[8]
• Deputy Commissioner (DC) : Abu Ali Mohammad Sajjad Hossain[9]

Borders

Pirojpur District is bordered by Barisal and Gopalganj districts to the north, Barguna district to the south, Jhalokati and Barguna districts to the east, Bagerhat district and The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest to the west.

Sub-districts (Upazillas)

There are seven Sub-districts in Pirojpur and their population are given below:[10]

Upazillas	Population
Bhandaria	164,618
Kawkhali	70,515
Mathbaria	262,841
Nazirpur	180,408
Nesarabad	212,232
Pirojpur Sadar	163,470
Indurkani	77,674

Transportation

Buses

There are two bus terminals in Pirojpur, Pirojpur Bus terminal and Pirojpur Old Bus Terminal. Many Bus company connect Pirojpur to other districts like Dhaka and many more.

Riverine

Launches, steamers and boats are used for travelling on the rivers. The local port is called Hoolarhaat Launch Station (ghaat)serving as the primary port for Pirojpur. It is situated some 5 km east to the Pirojpur town and the river port stands on Kaliganga. Beside it is the steamer wharf. Launches destined to Dhaka and other parts of the country regularly start from here.

Tourist attractions

• Tasmima Villa, Bhandaria
• Bhandaria Thana Echo Park, Bhandaria
• Aman Ullah Collage, (Baridara Complex), Khatalia Road, Bhandaria.
• Minister Bari Mosque, Bhandaria.
• Kuriana Floating Market
• Kuriana Guava Garden
• Momin Mosque
• Chanmari Shooting Spot
• Pirojpur River View Eco Park (locally known as DC Park)
• Rayerkathi Raaj Bari
• Horinpala River View Eco Park, Telikhali Union, Mathbaria

Economy

Agriculture is the main source of income for rural people here. There are also other sources of income which are mainly city based. They are given below:

• Agriculture 50.82%
• Commerce 18.71%
• Service 7.69%
• Non-agricultural labour 5.75%
• Transport and communication 2.16%,
• Religious service 1.61%
• Construction 1.36%
• Rent and remittance 0.95%
• Industry 0.78%
• Others 10.17%

Agricultural products

Paddy, Jute, Sugar Cane, Wheat, Guava, Banana, Coconut, Hog-plum, Betel Leaf, Betel Nuts are the chief Agricultural Products produced here.[11]

Media

Print media:

• Manobkantha (national)
• Sangbad (national)
• Prothom Alo (national)
• Kaler Kantho (national)
• Samakal (national)
• Dainik Janakantha (national)
• Jugantor (national)
• Pirojpurer Kotha (local)

Notable people

• Ahsan Habib
• Anwar Hossain Manju
• Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
• Hatem Ali Jamadar, member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
• Jewel Aich
• Jannatul Ferdous Oishee, model, was born at Matibhanga village and completed her HSC in Nazirpur.[12]
• Khalid Hassan Milu^{[citation needed]}
• Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah
• SM Rezaul Karim

See also

• Pirojpur
• Districts of Bangladesh

Notes

References

На других языках

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[de] Pirojpur (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Pirojpur (bengalisch পিরোজপুর জেলা, Pirojapur jelā) ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt im südwestlichen Bangladesch, der innerhalb der Division Barishal liegt. Der Distrikt hat 1.113.257 Einwohner (Volkszählung 2011).

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- [en] Pirojpur District

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[ru] Пироджпур (округ)

Пироджпур (бенг. পিরোজপুর জেলা, англ. Pirojpur District) — округ на юге Бангладеш, в области Барисал. Образован в 1984 году. Административный центр — город Пироджпур. Площадь округа — 1308 км². По данным переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 1 126 525 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 55,8 %, что выше среднего уровня по Бангладеш (43,1 %). Религиозный состав населения: мусульмане — 79,01 %, индуисты — 20,91 %.

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