Pirojpur
Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Pirojpur district. The town covers an area of 29.50 square kilometres (11.39 sq mi) with a population of 78,057, as of the 2011 census. It also houses Pirojpur Cricket Stadium, which is also used as a helipad for landing important people of Bangladesh
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Pirojpur had 13,646 households and a population of 60,056. 11,515 (19.17%) were under 10 years of age. Pirojpur has a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 77.81%.
References
- ^ পিরোজপুর পৌরসভা সম্পর্কে তথ্য. www.Paurainfo.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Community Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.