Feni Sadar
ফেনী সদর
Upazila
Location of Feni Sadar
Coordinates: 23°1′N 91°23.5′E / 23.017°N 91.3917°E / 23.017; 91.3917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictFeni
Area
 • Total226.19 km2 (87.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total512,646
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitesadar.feni.gov.bd

Feni Sadar (Bengali: ফেনী সদর) is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The district headquarters and all other administrative offices are located here.

Geography

Feni Sadar is located at 23°01′00″N 91°23′30″E / 23.0167°N 91.3917°E / 23.0167; 91.3917. It has 97,869 households and a total area of 226.19 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Feni Sadar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.20%
Hinduism
 
 6.71%
Other or not stated
 
 0.09%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Feni Sadar had 97,869 households and a population of 512,646. 113,461 (22.13%) were under 10 years of age. Fulgazi had an average literacy rate of 62.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. 156,971 (30.62%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3][2]

Administration

Feni Sadar Upazila is divided into Feni Municipality and 12 union parishads: Baligaon, Chonua, Dholia, Dhormapur, Fazilpur, Forhadnogor, Kalidah, Kazirbag, Lemua, Motobi, Panchgachia, and Sarishadi. The union parishads are subdivided into 134 mauzas and 125 villages.[4]

Feni Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 35 mahallas.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Feni Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Feni" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Feni district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. 1 2 "District Statistics 2011: Feni" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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