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'''Bheramara Upazila''' ([[Kushtia District|kushtia district]]) area 153.72 sq km, located in between 23°59' and 24°07' north latitudes and in between 88°00' and 89°12' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Lalpur Upazila|lalpur]] upazila on the north, [[Mirpur Upazila|mirpur]] (Kushtia) upazila on the south, [[Ishwardi Upazila|ishwardi]] upazila on the east, [[Daulatpur Upazila (Kushtia District)|daulatpur]] (Kushtia) upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 175677; male 90010, female 85667; Muslim 171386, Hindu 4206, Buddhist 36 and others 49.

''Water bodies'' Main river: [[Padma River|padma]]; Damodar Beel is notable.

''Administration'' Bheramara Thana was formed in 1906 and it was turned into an upazila on 7 November 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1
|
6
|
47
|
78
|
27993
|
147684
|
1143
|
62.7
|
38.5
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-

|
Area 
(sq km)
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population|
Density 
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate 
(%)
|-
|
3.26
|
9
|
15
|
20402
|
6258
|
67.4
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area 
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density 
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate 
(%)
|-
|
6.10
|
3
|
7591
|
1244
|
49.9
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Chandgram 40
|
2373
|
7784
|
7463
|
41.87
|-
|
Juniadaha 67
|
7544
|
16110
|
15267
|
33.65
|-
|
Dharampur 54
|
5056
|
16115
|
15321
|
36.88
|-
|
Bahadurpur 13
|
2667
|
12483
|
11919
|
36.53
|-
|
Bahir Char 27
|
5584
|
11301
|
10450
|
49.47
|-
|
Mokarimpur 81
|
9250
|
15811
|
15251
|
40.23
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Georgebari at village Chandipur (1889), Jagatjanani Mandir.

''Historical events'' The peasants of the upazila participated in the [[Indigo Resistance Movement|indigo resistance movement]] at Shalghar Madhua in 1860. The people of the upazila also participated in the [[Faraizi Movement|faraizi movement]]. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 the [[Hardinge Bridge|hardinge bridge]] of Bheramara was affected. Besides, the Pak army conducted mass killing and plundering in the area; they also set many houses on fire.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 1.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 620, temple 10, tomb 2, most noted of which is Satbaria Mosque.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 42.5%; male 44.6%, female 40.3%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 27, primary school 55, madrasa 8. Noted educational institutions: Bheramara Pilot High School, Juniadaha Secondary School (1872), Bahadurpur Secondary School, Bheramara Model Primary School (1869).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Kushtia Darpan; Weekly: Simanta Katha, Mukur, Oborudho Kantha; Monthly: Kakoli; Bimonthly: Ovijan.

''Cultural organisations'' Library, club, press club, theatre group, women's organisation, literary and cultural group, music school, Silpakala Academy, cinema hall.

''Important installations and Tourist spots'' Hardinge Bridge (1912), Bheramara Thermal Power Station, [[Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project|ganges-kobadak irrigation project]], GK Pump House, Sulaiman Shah's Mazar.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 46.57%, non-agricultural labourer 6.26%, industry 2.12%, commerce 17.62%, transport and communication 4.36%, service 9.25%, construction 1.91%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.56% and others 11.19%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 42.86%, landless 57.14%; agricultural landowner:' urban 38.31% and rural 43.68%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, mustard, sweet potato, sunflower, betel leaf, tobacco, sugarcane, vegetables.'

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame, kaun, linseed.

''Main fruits'' Mango, banana, jackfruit, papaya, kamranga, plum, watermelon, blackberry.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 80, dairy 5, poultry 59.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart and horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Salt factory, bidi factory, chemical industry, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Weaving, 'potteries, embroidery, wood work, bamboo and cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 30, fairs 2, most noted of which are Satbaria, Juniadaha, Golapnagar, Kuchiamora, Bahadurpur, Arkandi hats and Ghora Shaha Mazar Mela.

''Main exports'' Tobacco, betel leaf.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 32.42% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.56%, tap 1.6%, pond 0.11% and others 5.73%.

''Sanitation'' 33.99% (rural 29.01% and urban 61.33%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 51.85% (rural 55.24% and urban 33.23%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 14.16% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, clinic 1, family planning centre 8.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], Uddipan. [Arif Nisir]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Bheramara Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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