Zianagar Upazila

Zianagar Upazila (Indurkani Upazila) (pirojpur district) area 94.59 sq km, located in between 22°31' and 22°40' north latitudes and in between 90°01' and 90°07' east longitudes. It is bounded by pirojpur sadar upazila on the north, mathbaria and bhandaria upazila on south, Pirojpur Sadar and Bhandaria upazilas on the east, morrelganj upazila and Baleswar River on the west.

Population Total 77217; male 37947, female 39270; Muslim 70963, Hindu 6229, Christian 2 and others 23.

Water bodies Main rivers: Kasha and Baleswar.

Administration Indurkani thana was formed in 1976 comprising Parerhat, Bali Para and Pattashi unions of Pirojpur Sadar upazila. On 21 April 2002 Indurkani thana was renamed as Zianagar upazila after the name of President ziaur rahman.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
-	3	29	48	6069	71148	816	68.1	60.6

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km	Literacy rate (%)
5.89	1	6069	1030	68.1

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Pattashi 51	8771	13815	14515	64.2
Parerhat 43	5246	9169	9319	63.1
Bali Para 15	9359	14963	15436	57.1

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

War of Liberation Freedom fighters of the upazila did not have any encounter with Pak army within the area of the upazila during the War of Liberation but they joined fellow fighters of neighboring areas and fought at places like Rayenda of adjacent Bagerhat and some locations of the Sundarbans.

For details: see ইন্দুরকানী উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ১।

Religious institutions Mosque 141, temple 16.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 61.2%, male 59.9%, female 62.4%. Noted educational institutions: Zianagar Degree College (2001), Bhabanipur Secondary School, HF Technical and BM College (1996), Parerhat Rajlaksmi Secondary School (1921), Setara Smriti Secondary School (1998), Girls' Secondary School (1996), Meheruddin Pilot Secondary School (1949), Dakshin Indurkani SMA Secondary School (1967), Togra Darul Islam Alim Madrasa (1955), BGM Mohila Dakhil Madrasa (1980).

Cultural organisations Library 13, club 1.

Main sources of income Agriculture 33.53%, non-agricultural labourer 4.30%, commerce 16.22%, industry 0.99%, transport and communication 3.43%, service 17.61%,' construction 1.32%, religious service 0.44%, rent and remittance 8.48% and others 13.68%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 56.81%, landless 43.19%.

Main crops Paddy, sweet potato, chilli, pulses, ground nut, vegetables.

Main fruits Mango, guava, banana, coconut, betel nut.

Communication facilities Pucca road 54 km, semi pucca road 54 km, mud road 172 km; waterway 12 km. Culvert 94, bridge 72.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Goina boat, palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage.

Noted Manufactories Flour mill 5, rice mill 10, brick field 4.

Cottage industries Bamboo and cane works.

Hats, bazara and fairs Hats and bazars are 16, fair 1, most noted of which are Lahuri Hat, Natun Hat, Kalibari Hat, Parerhat Hat, Indurkani Hat, Pattshi Hat, Ramchandrapur Hat, Khejurtala Hat, Ghoser Hat, Bali Para Hat and Chandipur Hat.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 30.3% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 71.7%, tap 4.3% and others 24.0%.

Sanitation 75.7% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 23.3% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 1.0% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health centre 1, clinic 4, health and family welfare centre 1. [Md. Moudud Ahmed]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Zianagar Upazila 2007.