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

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 km.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.

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.

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.

Pirojpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh