Area of the Patharghata Pourashava

As per the Local Government (Pourashava) Act 2009, the Pourashavas of Bangladesh categorize as A, B and C classes based on annual income of the Pourashava. A separate category also exists called “Special Class”, for industrial and commercial hubs of Narayanganj and Tongi within the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Area (DMDA). Patharghata is a ‘C’ category Pourashava with an area 1868.39 acres (7.56 sq.km.) includes 3 mouzas and 9 Wards.

Location and Jurisdiction

The Patharghata Pourashava forms in the year 1996 under the jurisdiction of Patharghata Upazila of Barguna Zila. It lies between 21°58‘ and 22°14‘ north latitudes and 89°53‘ and 90°05‘ east longitudes. The Pourashava bounds on the north by Bamna Upazila, on the east by Barguna Sadar Upazila, on the south by the Bay of Bengal and on the west by Sarankhola Upazila of Bagerhat Zila and Mathbaria Upazila of Pirojpur Zila.

Origin and History

Patharghata the largest Upazila of Barguna Zila in respect of area and population existences in 1925 as Thana and updates as an Upazila in 1983. Nothing definitely knows about the origin of the Upazila name but legends that Khan Jhana Ali took rest in one of the river ghats of Patharghata and later he constructs the Sat Gombuj mosques at Bagerhat. For that purpose, the area was used as transitional ghat for caring stone (in Bengali called ‘Pathar’) collects from Chittagong and Bagerhat.

Physiographically, Patharghata Pourashava likes same as other Pourashavas (who forms on low-floodplain land) in Bangladesh. Except some areas of Ward No. 1, 3, 7 and 8, other area covers by vast track of agriculture land including spotted water bodies. The Biskhali River flows on the eastern boundary line from north to south. In the Pourashava, Ward No. 1 and 7 are developed than other Wards.