Bauphal Upazila

Bauphal (Bengali: বাউফল) is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Bauphal বাউফল
Bauphal Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°25.8′N 90°30.8′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Patuakhali District
Area
• Total	486.91 km^2 (188.00 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	304,959
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
PostCode	8620
Website	http://bauphal.patuakhali.gov.bd/

Geography

The area of Bauphal is 486.91 km² and it is located in between 22°19´ and 22°36´ north latitudes and in between 90°25´ and 90°40´ east longitudes. It is bordered by Bakerganj and Bhola Sadar Upazila on the north, Dashmina and Galachipa Upazila on the south, Bhola Sadar, Burhanuddin and Lalmohan Upazila on the east and Patuakhali Sadar and Bakerganj Upazila on the west.

Tentulia and Lohalia are the main rivers.

Demographics

According to the 2007 Bangladesh census, Bauphal had a population of 304959, comprising 152,384 males and 152,575 females. Out of the population, 78,517 were Muslim, 26398 were Hindu, 17 were Buddhist and 27 followed other beliefs. The average literacy rate was 52.6%, comprising 56.5% among males and 48.8% among females.

Arts and culture

Sweet shops in Bauphal

There have multicultural inhabitants and of different profession. Pottery is the most familiar industry of Bauphal, based on Kagujir Pool (a joint place of Paurashava and Madanpura Union).

Points of interest

• Purbo Kachipara Jame Mosque (Kachipara) (1999)
• Hazi Aalauddin Shikder Bari Baitur Nur Jame Mosque, Kanokdia (Jhilna, 2000)
• Kuthibari of Ghaseti Begum (Shaula, 1757)
• Pakdal Mian-bari Mosque
• Bauphal Central Kalibari Mandir (1875)
• Kachari (revenue office) of Rajendra Mahendra Babu
• Kachari of Som at Daspara
• Tomb of Syed Arefin at Kalisuri
• Asram (monastery) of Mahendra Pagla
• Dargah of Tamir at Kalaiya
• Mithapukur (Daspara)
• Balai Kanai Dighi
• Kamala Rani Dighi
• Tomb of Sultan Fakir
• Dol Samudra Dighi
• Black hole at Sikdarbari of Madanpura
• Rajapur wall
• Nurainpur Rajbari.
• Nurainpur Launch Ghat
• indrukul Bazar
• Haji Full Gazi Bari Jame Mosque(South laxmipasha) Adabaria
• Largest Bazar At Kalaiya

Administration

Bauphal Thana was formed in 1874 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Bauphal has 15 Unions, one paurashava, 135 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 147 villages.

• Pourashava

1. Bauphal Pourashava

• Unions

1. Kachipara Union
2. Kalishri Union
3. Dhulia Union
4. Keshobpur Union
5. Surjomoni Union
6. Kanokdia Union
7. Boga Union
8. Madanpura Union
9. Nazirpur Union
10. Kalaiya Union
11. Dashpara Union
12. Bauphal Union
13. Adabaria Union
14. Nowmala Union
15. Chandradip Union

Educational institutes

There are a few educational institutions in Bauphal. Among them, 10 colleges, 1 polytechnic institute, 59 secondary schools, 122 primary schools, 72 madrasas.[1]

Noted educational institutions are:

• Colleges

1. Govt. Bauphal College
2. Abdur Rashid Khan College, Nowmala (1995)
3. Nurainpur College
4. Kanchipara Mohammad Abdur Rashid Miah Degree College (1995)
5. Keshabpur College (1972)
6. Madhabpur Diploma College (2005)
7. Engineer Faruk Talukdar Mahila College (1997)
8. Dr. Eakub Sharif Degree College
9. Kalaiya College
10. Dharandi Kanakdia College

• Secondary Schools

1. Sitka Mohshin High School
2. Bauphal Govt. Secondary School
3. Nowmala Secondary School (1968)
4. Karkhana High School
5. Modun pura High School (1965)
6. Birpasha Secondary School (1921)
7. Kanchipara Secondary School (1928)
8. Dhulia Secondary School (1938)
9. Baga Union Secondary School (1950)
10. Bharipasha Secondary School (1950)
11. Anamul Hoque Mamon Secondary School, Alipura
12. VDC Secondary School, Nowmala
13. Atos Khali Mohesenuddin High School (1971)
14. Madhya Madanpura Secondary school
15. Kanakdia Sir Salimullah High School and College (1950)
16. Sonamoddhin Mridha Sec. School
17. Agrani Vidyapith Nurainpur High School (1972)
18. Bilbilash Secondary School
19. Najirpur Sec. School
20. Ayla High School
21. Rajapur secondary high school

• Madrasahs

1. Mohsenuddin Nuria Fazil Madrasah
2. West Nowmala Nesaria Senior Alim Madrasah
3. Bauphal Fazil Madrasah
4. Obaidia Senior Madrasa (1930)
5. East Indrukul Girls Dhakil Madrasa(1997)
6. South Jouta Mahila Madrasah
7. Alipura Dakhil Madrasah
8. Chabua Kayna Alim Madrasah
9. Bilbilash Madrasah
10. Dhandi Madrasah

• Primary Schools

1. Jouta Alipura Govt. Primary School, West Jouta, Bauphal
2. Aleya Rahman Ladies Club Govt. Primary School, West Jouta
3. Madhy Jouta Govt. Primary School
4. Batkajol Board Govt. Primary School, Nowmala
5. Naya Hat Govt. Primary School
6. Nurainpur Govt Primary School
7. Dariabad Govt. Primary School

Others Institute

1. Madhabpur Agriculture Institute
2. Nabarun Survey Institute
3. Bauphal Vocational School

Notable people

• ASM Feroz, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Patuakhali-6 from 1979 to 1982,[2] and Patuakhali-2 from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 until 2001,[3][4][5] has been MP for Patuakhali-2 again since 2009.[6][7]
• KM Nurul Huda, Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh, was born at Nowmala in 1948.[8]

See also

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

References

1. Das, Rabindranath (2012). "Bauphal Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "List of 2nd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
3. "List of 3rd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
4. "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
5. "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
6. "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
7. "Constituency 112, Patuakhali-2". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
8. "Bio of K M Nurul Huda" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2018-02-05.