Bhola District




District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh













































Bhola
District

Location of Bhola in Bangladesh
Location of Bhola in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 22°41′25″N 90°39′09″E / 22.6903°N 90.6525°E / 22.6903; 90.6525Coordinates: 22°41′25″N 90°39′09″E / 22.6903°N 90.6525°E / 22.6903; 90.6525
Country
 Bangladesh
Division Barisal Division
Area

 • Total 3,403.48 km2 (1,314.09 sq mi)
Population
(2011 Census)

 • Total 2,037,201
 • Density 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Literacy rate

 • Total 47%
Time zone
UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
8300
Website www.bhola.gov.bd

Bhola District (Bengali: ভোলা) is an administrative district (zila) in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and has an area of 3737.21 km².[1] It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal District to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the south, by Lakshmipur and Noakhali districts, the (lower) Meghna river and Shahbazpur Channel to the east, and by Patuakhali District and the Tetulia river to the west.[2] About 400 mmcf natural gas has been found at Kachia in Bhola which is being used to run a power station.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Etymology


  • 3 Geography


    • 3.1 Islands




  • 4 Administration[5]


    • 4.1 Subdistricts




  • 5 Demographics


  • 6 Economy


  • 7 Education


  • 8 Health


  • 9 Transportation


  • 10 Member of the 11th parliament[11]


  • 11 Notable places[12]


  • 12 Notable peoples[13]


  • 13 Notes





History


The previous name of Bhola district is Shahbajpur. J. C. Jack stated in his "Bakerganj Gazetier" that the island started creating in 1235 and cultivation in this area started in 1300. In 1500, Portuguese and Mog pirates established their bases in this island. The Arakan and Mog pirates established their bases in the southern part of Shahbajpur also.


Shahbajpur was a part of Bakerganj district till 1822. At the beginning of 19th century, it became difficult to connect to the southern Shahjadpur from the district headquarter due to the expansion of Meghna River. Government then decided to include south Shahbajpur and Hatia in Noakhali District. Bhola was included in Noakhali till 1869. In 1869, it was included in Barisal District as a sub-division. In 1876, the administrative headquarter was moved from Daulatkhan to Bhola. In 1984, it was established as a district.[3]



Etymology


The canal situated in the Bhola Sadar was very wide in ancient times. The canal was known as Betua river. People used boat to cross the river. There was a very old boatman who used to cross the river daily. His name was Bhola Gazi Patni. The name of the district is derived from the name of this famous boatman, Bhola Gazi. The other sub-districts of this districts are also named according to the names of famous persons as well.[4]



Geography


Bhola is a delta island. There are two rivers in this district which are Meghna and Tetulia. Meghna is in east and north side of the district and Tetulia is in the west side. Bay of Bengal is in the south of Bhola district.



Islands



  • Bhola Island

  • Manpura Island

  • Dal Char

  • Char Kukri Mukri



Administration[5]


There are five municipalities, 7 sub-districts, 9 thanas, 66 unions and 473 villages in this district.



Subdistricts


Bhola district comprises the following upazilas:



















































Name of Sub-district
 union
 area (km2)
 population

Bhola Sadar Upazila
 13
 413.16
 408097

Daulatkhan Upazila
 9
 316.99
 173253

Burhanuddin Upazila
 9
 284.67
 244137

Tazumuddin Upazila
 5
 512.92
 120189

Lalmohan Upazila
 9
 396.24
 276547

Char Fasson Upazila
 14
 1440.04
 413593

Manpura Upazila
 3
 373.19
 67034


Demographics


Total population of Bhola district is 2,037,201. Total male population is 1,042,435 and female is 994,766. Density of population is 500 people per square kilometres. 95.73% of the total population are muslims, 4.24% are hindus, 0.006% are hindus, 0.005% are christians and the remaining are other religious beliefs. There are 2391 mosques, 130 hindu temple and 1 church in this district.[6]



Economy


80% of the total people living here are fisherman. Main source of income of this district are: Agriculture 63.64%, non-agricultural labourer 4.95%, industry 0.50%, commerce 12.67%, transport and communication 2.47%, service 5.74%, construction 1.55%, religious service 0.35%, rent and remittance 0.44% and others 7.69%. There is no major industry in this district due to it's geographical location. In recent times, small factories like shoe, plastics, wax, tar etc have been established here. [7]



Education


Literacy rate of Bhola district is 47%. Literacy rate among male population is 38.28% and female population is 34.25%. There are 3 government and 34 non-government colleges, 6 government and 169 non-government high schools, 77 junior high schools, one PT I, one VTI, 9 technical schools, 922 government primary schools and 32 community primary schools in Bhola. There are 103 Kowmi madrasa, 460 ebtedai madrasa, 185 dakhil madrasa, 25 alim madrasa, 28 fazil madrasa and 4 kamil madrasa in Bhola.[8] Notable schools and colleges are:




Bhola Government College main gate



  • Bhola Government College

  • Bhola Girls High School

  • Bhola Govt. High School

  • Govt. Fazilatunnesa Women's College

  • Shahabajpur Govt. College

  • Charfassion Govt. College.

  • Bhola Govt. Technical School & College





Health


There are one modern government hospital, 6 government health complex, 1 Tuberculosis clinic, 1 mother and child care, 1 diabetic hospital, 276 satellite clinic and 2 government child care in this district.[9]



Transportation


There is no railways and airport in this district and no direct connection to the capital by road. Waterways are the main medium of transportation. Launch, steamer and sheeps are used for transportation. Bhola is 195 km away from Dhaka by waterways and 247 km away by road. Total area of rivers is 1133.46 sq. km. Total length of road is 3893.65 km, concrete road is 3001.8 km and dirt road is 899.85 km.


Major launch services are M.V Bhola, Shompod, Srinagar, Karnaphuli, Balia and Lali. The condition of internal travels is very good. Road transportation is available between the sub-districts. Sea-truck is used for travelling Monpura sub-district.[10]



Member of the 11th parliament[11]























Member
 Seat
Tofail Ahmed
Bhola-1
Ali Azam
Bhola-2
Nurunnabi Chowdhury
Bhola-3
Abdullah Al Islam Jakob
Bhola-4


Notable places[12]



  1. Monpura Bar.


  2. Bar Kukri mukri

  3. Deuli

  4. Dhal Bar

  5. Manpura landing station



Notable peoples[13]




  1. Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho), freedom fighter in 1971

  2. Mojammel Haq, poet and novelist

  3. Nasir Ahmed, poet and novelist

  4. Mosharef Hosen Shahjahan, poet and playwright

  5. Tofael ahmed, politician

  6. Dr. azhar Uddin Ahmed, politician

  7. Major Hafiz Uddin (Bir Bikrom), politician

  8. Comrade Nalini Das, leader of British opposition movement

  9. Abdul Hai Chowdhury, freedom fighter and politician



Notes









  1. ^ Md Sakhaowat Hossain (2012). "Bhola District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://bhola.amardesh.com, Retrieved on 24-02-2011.


  3. ^ "Background of district". Bangladesh national portal.


  4. ^ "Background of district". Bangladesh national portal.


  5. ^ "Bhola district". Banglapedia.


  6. ^ "Bhola district". Banglapedia.


  7. ^ "Business in District". Bangladesh national portal.


  8. ^ "District at a glance". Bangladesh national portal.


  9. ^ "District at a glance". Bangladesh national portal.


  10. ^ "Transportation of district". Bangladesh national portal.


  11. ^ "List of members of the 11th parliament". National parliament of Bangladesh.


  12. ^ "Tourist spots". Bangladesh national portal.


  13. ^ "Famous persons". Bangladesh national portal.













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