Baushi Union

Baushi Union
বাউসী ইউনিয়ন
Baushi Union is located in Bangladesh
Baushi Union
Baushi Union
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°56′35″N 90°49′57″E / 24.942985°N 90.832461°E / 24.942985; 90.832461
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
UpazilaBarhatta Upazila
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
25,264
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Post code
2052

Baushi Union (Bengali: বাউসী ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Barhatta Upazila of Netrokona District in northern Bangladesh

History

In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Isa Khan led a confederation of twelve zamindar families in the Bhati region of eastern Bengal.

Geography

Baushi Union has a total area of 7,111 acres (2,878 ha).

There is a hatbazaar (marketplace) at Baushi.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Baushi Union had 5,822 households and had a total population of 25,264 of which males numbered 12,453 and females numbered 12,807. Muslims numbered 23,361, Hindus 1900.

Baushi Union had a literacy rate of 37.5 %.

Villages

A union council or a rural council, rural union, simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh,

Mouzas (villages in aushi Union with a population exceeding 2,000 in 2022 Bangladesh census were (population in brackets): Dashdhar (6,367), Dashdhar (2,010) and Mouati (2,383}.

Civic facilities

Bangladesh census 2022 provides information about various facilities availed by people. Here the information for the union is provided. The page number in brackets after the information is the page of the census report on which it is available.

In Baushi Union, 62.05% of the population above 15 years and above have a mobile phone for their use. 22.01% of the population above years are internet users. (page 662). 15.97% of the population are having account in financial institution, bank/ insurance/micro-credit/post office etc. 36.48% of the population are having mobile account. (page714}. In Baushi Union, 97.79% of the population are having their own dwelling unit - 90.97% have kancha structures, 0.90% have pucca structures and 0.55% live in jhupries. (page769). In Baushi Union, 99.38% have electricity coverage. 85.43 % use wood/chalk/ chopped wood as cooking fuel, 6.53% use wood-coal/ charcoal/ dried dung. (page 929)

Education

Baushi Aurdhachandra High School was established in 1939.

References

  1. ↑ Ryley, J. Horton (John Horton) (29 December 1899). "Ralph Fitch, England's pioneer to India and Burma; his companions and contemporaries, with his remarkable narrative told in his own words". London, T.F. Unwin – via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Barhatta Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. 1 2 "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 104" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Table C-03: Population by Religion, Location and Community, 2022, Page 228" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat. "Functioning of Local Government (Union Parishad): Legal and Practical Constraints" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Population and Housing Census 2022, Community Report: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics – Statistics and informatics Division Ministry of Planning. Retrieved 22 June 2026.