SFD (Lite) Report - Bera Municipality

Bera Municipality is located within the Bera Sub-District (Upazila) situated in the Pabna District (Zila) under Rajshahi Division. The geographical coordinates of Bera are 24'35.65"N and 89°37'0.93" E. Chauhali, Daulatpur, and Shivalaya Upazilas on the east, Sujanagar, and Santhia Upazilas on the west, and Shahjadpur and Chauhali Upazilas on the north and south, respectively.

According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Bera city population was 50,068. The urban population growth in Bera is 1.6% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders coming to the city every day, the present (2023) population is estimated to be around 66,631.

The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty one percent (20%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining eighty percent (80%) is classified as unsafely managed.

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