Basic Information

Bagerhat District (Khulna division) with an area of 3959.11 sq km, is bounded by gopalganj and narail districts on the north, bay of bengal on the south, gopalganj, pirojpur and barguna districts on the east and khulna district on the west. Annual average temperature maximum 33.5 oC and minimum 12.5 oC. Annual rainfall is 1710 mm. Main rivers are Panguchi, Daratana, madhumati, pasur, Haringhata, Mongla, Baleswar, Bangra and Goshairkhali.

At a Glance

Area: 3,959.11 Km2
Upazila Road: 791.3 km
Union Road: 571.27Km
Village Road: 2520.59 Km VA
1652.77 Km VB
Population: 15,15,815 (1991)
Density: 382.90 per Km2
Literacy: 44.30 %
Upazilas: 9
Union: 75
Pourashavas: 3
Primary Schools: 859
High Schools: 233
Colleges: 38