Patuakhali_Sadar_Upazila
Patuakhali Sadar Upazila
Upazila in Barisal, Bangladesh
Patuakhali Sadar (Bengali: পটুয়াখালী সদর) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Patuakhali Sadar
পটুয়াখালী সদর | |
|---|---|
Lake in Patuakhali Science and Technology University | |
| Coordinates: 22°21.3′N 90°19.1′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal |
| District | Patuakhali |
| Headquarters | Patuakhali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 362.46 km2 (139.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 316,462 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of the Patuakhali Sadar Upazila |
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Patuakhali Sadar is located at 22.3542°N 90.3181°E / 22.3542; 90.3181. It has 55,194 households and a total area of 362.62 km2.
| Religions in Patuakhali Sadar upazila (2011)[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 92.61% | |||
| Hinduism | 7.33% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.06% | |||
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Patuakhali Sadar Upazila had 68,813 households and a population of 316,462. 70,816 (22.38%) were under 10 years of age. Patuakhali Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1037 females per 1000 males. 69,837 (22.07%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patuakhali Sadar had a population of 306,517. Males constituted 50.12% of the population, and females 49.88%. The population aged 18 or over was 152,588. Patuakhali Sadar had an average literacy rate of 42.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Patuakhali Sadar Upazila is divided into Patuakhali Municipality and 12 union parishads: Auliapur, Badarpur, Boro Bighai, Choto Bighai, Itbaria, Jainkathi, Kalikapur, Kamalapur, Laukathi, Lohalia, Madarbunia, and Marichbunia. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 124 villages.[5]
Patuakhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.[5]
The chairman of shodor upozila chairman Md. Golam Sarowar.
- Iffat Jerin (2012). "Patuakhali Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "Community Tables: Patuakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Patuakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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