Banaripara

Banaripara is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal in southern-central Bangladesh.HistoryDuring the Liberation War in 1971, the Pakistani army killed many innocent people of village Gava where all Ghosh Dastidar and Ghosh Ray used to live and they mostly left their ancestral land for good.GeographyBanaripara is located at. It has 26,697 households and a total area of 134.32 km². It is surrounded by Wazirpur to the north and the east, Nesarabad to the south, Jhalokati to the east, Nazirpur to the west. The upazila is criss-crossed by many rivers. Banaripara pourashava stands on the Shandhya. River erosion is a matter of concern for this area.DemographicsAccording to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Banaripara had a population of 143,825. Males constituted 50.67% of the population, and females 49.33%. The population aged 18 or over was 70,724.AdministrationBanaripara was established as a thana in 1913 and in 1983 it was upgraded as an upazila. It consists of eight unions and one pourashava. The pourashava has an area of 4.77 km2 and is known as Banaripara sadar. Eight unions are: Syedkathi, Baisari, Iluhar, Bisharkandi, Chakhar, Bankpur, Udaikathi and Banaripara. These are divided into 87 mauzas/mahalla, and 77 villages.