Bagherpara Upazila

Bagherpara (বাঘারপাড়া) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography
Bagherpara is located at 23.2167°N, 89.35°W. It has a total area of 308.29 km2. It is bordered by Jhenaidah district to the north, Magura and Narail districts to the east, and Jessore Sadar upazila to the west.

Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bagherpara upazila had 49,971 households and a population of 261,897. 43,882 (16.76%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Bagherpara's literacy rate was 52.79%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 8,290 (3.17%) of the population lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bagherpara has a population of 168,938. Males constituted 51.21% of the population, and females 48.79%; this Upazila's eighteen-up population was 84303. Bagherpara has an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration
Bagherpara Upazila is divided into Bagherpara Municipality and nine union parishads: Bandabilla, Basuari, Darajhat, Dhalgram, Dohakula, Jaharpur, Jamdia, Narikelbaria, and Roypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 155 mauzas and 191 villages.

Bagherpara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.

Education

 * Azampur Islamia Alim Madrasah
 * Azampur Darus-Sunnah Hafezia and Nurani Madrasah
 * Sekenderpur Secondary School
 * Gaidghat High School
 * Agra Secondary school
 * Charavita Secondary School
 * PHL Secondary High School
 * Bagherpara Pilot High School
 * Bagherpara Pilot Girls High School
 * Bagherpara Degree College
 * Bagherpara Mohilla College
 * Raipur School & College
 * Selumpur High school
 * Karimpur High School
 * Bagherpara siddikiya fazil madrashah
 * Narikelbariya degree college
 * Narikelbariya high school
 * Inra high school
 * Dayarampur Siddikya Senior Madrasha.
 * Borvagh high school.
 * Vitaballah High School.
 * C.S.A.High School.
 * Japan Bangladesh Friendship Agricultural College.
 * Jamdia High School.
 * Jamdia Hafijia Dakhil Madrasha
 * Khalshe Girls School.
 * Dargahpur Fazil Degree Madrasha
 * Andul Baria High School
 * Bir Protik Ishaqe College, Dhalgr
 * Karimpur Hafejia Dakhil Madrasa
 * Vangura Ideal College
 * Bagdanga primary school
 * Sommillio Biddapit Bagdanga Bohumukhi Maddomik Biddaloy