Two basic elements of economic development i.e. employment generation and increase of productivity exists in the cities and urban areas. This is a common phenomenon for the developed and developing countries. Employment opportunity acts as a strong pull factor for influx of job seekers in the cities and urban areas. Special features of the Banaripara Pourashava shows that it covers a vast rural area, besides a small urban center. One Regional Highway passes through the Pourashava including boat ghats. Both the sides of the highway is occupied by huge tracts of agriculture land and sporadic homesteads. Those places shows the signs of development along with the hats, bazars indicating the dominant role of agriculture, poultry and fishery. The scenario indicates general feature of the Pourashava as a mixture of rural and semi-urban nature.