Bera Upazila

Bera (Bengali: বেড়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Bera

বেড়া
Upazila
Bera
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°4′N 89°37.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictPabna District
Area
 • Total248.6 km2 (96.0 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total208,897
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bera

Geography

Bera is located at 24.0667°N 89.6250°E / 24.0667; 89.6250. It has 35,351 households and a total area of 248.6 square kilometres (96.0 sq mi). It is known as 2nd Adamjee because there is big market for jute and different types of Jute Buildings are available here. It has also many milk-processing factories.

Bera has some small forests where there live some wild animals like foxes, mongooses, different types of wild cats etc. But these forests and animals are going to be vanished because of killing animals and trees.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bera has a population of 208,897. Males constitute 52.11% of the population, and females 47.89%. This Upazila's 18-up population is 100,253. Bera has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Bera Upazila is divided into Bera Municipality and eight union parishads: Dhalar Char, Haturia Nakalia, Jatshakhni, Kytola, Masundia, Nutan Bharenga, Puran Bharenga, and Ruppur. The union parishads are subdivided into 163 mauzas and 162 villages.[3]

Bera Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[3]

Chairman: Muhammad Abdul kader

Vice Chairman: Md. Mijbah Mollah

Woman Vice Chairman: Most. Asma Khatun

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Ashif Anam Siddique

See also

References
  1. Abdus Sattar (2012). "Bera Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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