Barguna at a Glance.pdf - Bbs.gov.bd

BETAGI UPAZILA
CENSUS RESULTS AT A GLANCE
Zila Upazila
Items
Population (Enumerated)
2011 2001 2011 2001
Both Sex 8,92,781 8,48,554 1,17,145 1,19,356
Male 4,37,413 4,30,322 56,683 60,067
Female 4,55,368 4,18,232 60,462 59,289
Urban 76,927 62,902 10,204 8,368
Other Urban 26,167 24,680 2,582 2,487
Rural 7,89,687 7,60,972 1,04,359 1,08,501
Annual growth rate
Sex Ratio
0.5 0.90 -0.18 0.74
Total 96 103 94 101
Urban 104 118 100 111
Other Urban 98 104 101 105
Rural
Households (HH)
95 102 93 101
Total 2,15,842 1,79,968 27,922 25,121
Urban 18,403 13,554 2,526 1,840
Other Urban 6,379 5,315 643 544
Rural
Average HH Size
1,91,060 1,61,099 24,753 22,737
Total 4.12 4.72 4.19 4.77
Urban 4.11 4.66 3.99 4.60
Other Urban 4.10 4.63 4.02 4.67
Rural 4.12 4.73 4.21 4.79
Area sq. km 1831.31 1831.31 167.75 167.75
Area sq. mile 707.07 707.07 64.76 64.76
Density per sq. km 488 463 698 712
Density per sq. mile 1263 1200 1809 1843
Urbanization (%)
Literacy (%)
11.55 10.32 10.91 9.09
Both Sex 57.6 55.3 60.1 59.7
Male 59.2 57.7 62.5 62.9
Female
School Attendance (5 to 24 years) (%)
56.1 52.8 57.9 56.5
Both Sex 59.1 45.9 63.4 50.7
Male 62.7 48.8 66.5 53.8
Female
Population (Adjusted)
55.7 42.9 60.4 47.4
Both Sex 9,27,890 8,87,678 1,21,751 1,24,861
Male 4,54,636 4,50,189 58,914 62,840
Female
Geographic Unit
4,73,254 4,37,489 62,837 62,021
Upazila/Thana 5 5
Union 42 38 7 7
Mauza 259 257 59 59
Village 562 560 73 73
Paurashava 4 4 1 1
Paura Ward 36 36 9 9
Paura Mahalla 50 51 9 9
Background: Betagi became a police station in 1938 and was upgraded to an upazila on September 14,
1983. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. There is hearsay that the name
Betagi has been originated from the word Bedagi meaning Not Guilty. In the eighteen century, the East
India Company snatched away the Zamindari title from the local influential Zamindar Mr. Ainuddin Sikder
who revolted against the British for forcible salt cultivation. The company brought accusation against the
Zamindar and the people of this locality mentioning them as pirates. This notion was subsequently removed
when Chini Bibi, an influential lady, pleaded to the company that the people are not guilty, which in Bengali
means Bedagi. The ward Bedagi was colloquially known as Betagi. The original inhabitants of this area
might belong to Austric origin.
Area and Location: The upazila occupies an area of 167.75 sq.km. It is located between 22º13' and 22º29'
north latitudes and between 90º04' and 90º15' east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by
Bakerganj upazila of Barisal zila, on the east by Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali zila, on the south by
Barguna sadar upazila and on the west by Bamna upazila and Kanthalia upazila of Barisal zila.