Bagerhat is a city in southern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Bagerhat district. It lies on the banks of the Bhairab river and is described as having a population of around 50,000. The city stands close to the old city of Khalifatabad, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so the modern district town and the historic settlement share the same stretch of river country. At the 2011 census Bagerhat counted 11,982 households and 49,073 people, with a sex ratio of 995 females per 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 75.8 percent. It is the administrative centre of its district and a settlement of the Ganges delta region of southern Bangladesh.
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1. Bagerhat (Wikipedia)
Demographics, 2011 census
At the 2011 census, Bagerhat had 11,982 households and a population of 49,073.
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Bagerhat is a city in southern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Bagerhat district.
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Bagerhat is a city in southern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Bagerhat district.
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Bagerhat is a city in southern Bangladesh and the headquarters of Bagerhat district.
View the Source2. citypopulation.de: Bangladesh: Districts and Urban Places
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Bagerhat Mun BAG বাগেরহাট 44,501 46,455 49,073 55,091 797 →
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