Nesarabad (Swarupkathi) () is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Nesarabad is named after Nesaruddin Ahmad, the founder of Sarsina Darbar Sharif. At present, guava gardens, floating market and backwaters of Nesarabad are turning into famous tourist attractions. Geography Nesarabad is located at . It has 40,792 households and a total area of 199.14 km2. Demographics According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nesarabad had a population of 202,520. Males constituted 49.54% of the population, and females 50.46%. The population aged 18 or over was 107,488. Nesarabad had an average literacy rate of 50.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Nesarabad Upazila is divided into Swarupkati Municipality and ten union parishads: Atghar Kuriana, Baldia, Daihari, Guarekha, Jalabari, Nesarabad, Sarengkathi, Sohagdal, Somudoykathi, and Sutiakathi. The union parishads are subdivided into 80 mauzas and 134 villages. Swarupkati Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas. Notable people Nesaruddin Ahmad, Islamic scholar and first Pir of Sarsina Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh, the 2nd Pir of Sarsina Darbar Sharif Enayet Hossain Khan, former MP Fakhrul Islam Khan, playwright and journalist Hashem Ali Khan, politician Shah Alam, former MP Sheikh Anne Rahman, politician Chittaranjan Sutar, former parliamentarian See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh References Upazilas of Pirojpur District