Pirojpur Sadar
পিরোজপুর সদর
Upazila
Location of Pirojpur Sadar
Coordinates: 22°34.7′N 89°59.4′E / 22.5783°N 89.9900°E / 22.5783; 89.9900
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPirojpur District
Area
 • Total166.81 km2 (64.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total163,470
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of the Pirojpur Sadar Upazila

Pirojpur Sadar (Bengali: পিরোজপুর সদর) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Pirojpur Sadar is located at 22°34′40″N 89°59′24″E / 22.5778°N 89.9900°E / 22.5778; 89.9900. It has 38,017 households and a total area of 166.81 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Pirojpur Sadar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 83.44%
Hinduism
 
 16.51%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Pirojpur Sadar Upazila had 38,017 households and a population of 163,470. 34,697 (21.23%) were under 10 years of age. Pirojpur Sadar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1033 females per 1000 males. 60,056 (36.74%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirojpur Sadar has a population of 225156. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116628. Pirojpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 50.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Pirojpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Pirojpur Municipality and seven union parishads: Durgapur, Kadamtala, Kalakhali, Shankorpasha, Shariktola, Sikder Mallik, and Tona. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 98 villages.[5]

Pirojpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shapna Roy (2012). "Pirojpur Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 "Community Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011, Zila Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 18.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. 1 2 "District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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