Pirojpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh .
5-547: The constituency encompasses Nazirpur , Pirojpur Sadar , and Nesarabad upazilas. The constituency was created in 1984 from the Bakerganj-14 constituency when the former Bakerganj District was split into four districts: Bhola , Bakerganj , Jhalokati , and Pirojpur . Ahead of the 2008 general election , the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by
10-529: A population of 166,014. Males constituted 50.92% of the population, and females 49.08%. The population aged 18 or over was 86,581. Nazirpur had an average literacy rate of 43.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. UNO : Arup Ratan Singha. (Additional duty) Nazirpur Upazila is divided into nine union parishads : Daulbari Dobra, Dirgha, Kolardoania, Malikhali, Mativangga, Nazirpur, Shakhmatia, Shakharikathi, and Sriramkathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 68 mauzas and 171 villages. In
15-435: A total area of 228.69 km . According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh , Nazirpur Upazila had 40,561 households and a population of 180,408. 40,448 (22.42%) were under 10 years of age. Nazirpur has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 4,730 (2.62%) lived in urban areas. According to the 1991 Bangladesh census , Nazirpur had
20-476: The 2001 Bangladesh census . The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency. Ahead of the 2014 general election , the Election Commission swapped Zianagar Upazila from Pirojpur-1 to Pirojpur-2, and Nesarabad Upazila from Pirojpur-2 to Pirojpur-1. AKMA Awal was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of
25-551: The election. 22°35′N 89°59′E / 22.58°N 89.98°E / 22.58; 89.98 This Bangladesh location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nazirpur Upazila Nazirpur ( Bengali : নাজিরপুর ) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal , Bangladesh. Nazirpur is located at 22°44′46″N 89°58′04″E / 22.7461°N 89.9678°E / 22.7461; 89.9678 . It has
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