Monday, March 18, 2013

Pirojpur District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Pirojpur District (Barisal division) with an area of 1307.61 sq km, is bounded by gopalganj and barisal districts on the north, barguna district on the south, jhalokati district on the east, bagerhat district on the west. Annual average temperature: maximum 35.5 oC, minimum 12.5 oC; annual rainfall 1710 mm. Main rivers are Baleshwar, Katcha, Kaliganga and Sandhya.

Pirojpur At a Glance

Area: 1307.61 Km2
Upazila Road: 558.28 Km
Union Road: 573.07 Km
Village Road: 1939.34 Km VA
1054.97 Km VB
Population: 11,93,844
Density: 920 per Km2
Literacy: 60 %
Upazilas: 7
Union: 51
Pourashavas: 3
Primary Schools: 881
High Schools: 184
Colleges: 23

Upazilas

Bhandaria
Kawkhali
Mothbaria
Nazirpue
Nesarabad (Swarupkathi)
Perojpur Sadar
Zianagar