Bera Upazila

Bera (Bengali: বেড়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[4]

Bera বেড়া
Upazila
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Coordinates: 24°4′N 89°37.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Pabna
Area
• Total	243.43 km2 (93.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	301,494
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6680[2]
Area code	0731[3]
Website	Official Map of Bera

Geography

Bera is located at 24.0667°N 89.6250°E / 24.0667; 89.6250. It has 57,436 households and a total area of 243.43 square kilometres (93.99 sq mi). It is known as 2nd Adamjee because there is big market for jute and different types of Jute Buildings are available here. It has also many milk-processing factories.

Bera has some small forests where there live some wild animals like foxes, mongooses, different types of wild cats etc. But these forests and animals are going to be vanished because of killing animals and trees.

Demographics

Religions in Bera Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.49%
Hinduism			3.51%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bera Upazila had 57,436 households and a population of 256,793. 63,330 (24.66%) were under 10 years of age. Bera had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.23%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. 50,068 (19.50%) lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bera has a population of 208,897. Males constitute 52.11% of the population, and females 47.89%. This Upazila's 18-up population is 100,253. Bera has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[8]

Administration

Bera Upazila is divided into Bera Municipality and eight union parishads: Dhalar Char, Haturia Nakalia, Jatshakhni, Kytola, Masundia, Nutan Bharenga, Puran Bharenga, and Ruppur. The union parishads are subdivided into 163 mauzas and 162 villages.^[6]

Bera Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.^[6]

Chairman: Muhammad Abdul kader

Vice Chairman: Md. Mijbah Mollah

Woman Vice Chairman: Most. Asma Khatun

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Ashif Anam Siddique

Notable people

• Mirza Abdul Awal, former Member of Parliament
• Mirza Abdul Halim (1927–2021), former Minister of Shipping
• Mirza Abdul Jalil (born 1937), former president of Bangladesh Krishak League
• Osman Ghani Khan (1923–2000), former minister and politician
• Abdul Karim Khandker (born 1930), first Chief of Air Staff and former Planning Minister
• Abu Sayeed (born 1943), former Minister of Information
• Mohit Moitra (died 1933), revolutionary

See also

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

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Abdus Sattar (2012). "Bera Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.