Pirojpur Sadar (Bengali: পিরোজপুর সদর) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[4]
Pirojpur Sadar
পিরোজপুর সদর | |
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| Coordinates: 22°34.7′N 89°59.4′E / 22.5783°N 89.9900°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal |
| District | Pirojpur |
| Headquarters | Pirojpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.81 km2 (64.41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 181,707 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8500[2] |
| Area code | 0461[3] |
| Website | Official Map of the Pirojpur Sadar Upazila |
Geography
editPirojpur Sadar is located at 22°34′40″N 89°59′24″E / 22.5778°N 89.9900°E. It has a total area of 166.81 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pirojpur Sadar Upazila had 38,017 households and a population of 163,470. 34,704 (21.23%) were under 10 years of age. Pirojpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 60,056 (36.74%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirojpur Sadar has a population of 225,156. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116,628. Pirojpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 50.7% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
Administration
editUNO: Md. Arif Murshed Mishu.[8]
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.[9]
Pirojpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pirojpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-260-3.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Roy, Shapna (2012). "Pirojpur Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Community Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011, Zila Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 18.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "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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