Pirojpur Sadar Upazila
Geography
Pirojpur 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 km.
Demographics
According 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.
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.
Administration
UNO: Md. Arif Murshed Mishu.
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
- Thanas of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
- Union councils of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
- Pirojpur District
References
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- ^ "Community Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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