Nesarabad Upazila

Nesarabad, formerly called Swarupkati (নেছারাবাদ (স্বরূপকাঠি)) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Nesarabad is named after Nesaruddin Ahmad, the founder of Sarsina Darbar Sharif. At present, guava gardens, floating market and backwaters of Nesarabad are turning into famous tourist attractions.

Geography
Nesarabad is located at 22.7472°N, 90.1036°W. It has 48,492 households and a total area of 200.33 km2.

Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Nesarabad Upazila had 48,492 households and a population of 211,032. 42,090 (19.94%) were under 10 years of age. Nesarabad has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 88.20%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males. 48,024 (22.76%) lived in urban areas.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nesarabad had a population of 202,520. Males constituted 49.54% of the population, and females 50.46%. The population aged 18 or over was 107,488. Nesarabad had an average literacy rate of 50.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Nesarabad Upazila is divided into Swarupkati Municipality and ten union parishads: Atghar Kuriana, Baldia, Daihari, Guarekha, Jalabari, Nesarabad, Sarengkathi, Sohagdal, Somudoykathi, and Sutiakathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 134 villages.

Swarupkati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.

Notable people

 * Nesaruddin Ahmad, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Sarsina
 * Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh, the 2nd Pir of Sarsina Darbar Sharif
 * Enayet Hossain Khan, former MP
 * Fakhrul Islam Khan, playwright and journalist
 * Hashem Ali Khan, politician
 * Shah Alam, former MP
 * Sheikh Anne Rahman, politician
 * Chittaranjan Sutar, former parliamentarian