Patuakhali Sadar (Bengali: পটুয়াখালী সদর) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[4]
Patuakhali Sadar
পটুয়াখালী সদর | |
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 Lake in Patuakhali Science and Technology University | |
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| Coordinates: 22°21.3′N 90°19.1′E / 22.3550°N 90.3183°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal |
| District | Patuakhali |
| Headquarters | Patuakhali |
| Area | |
• Total | 362.46 km2 (139.95 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 354,816 |
| • Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8600[2] |
| Area code | 0441[3] |
| Website | Official Map of the Patuakhali Sadar Upazila |
Geography
editPatuakhali Sadar is located at 22°21′15″N 90°19′05″E / 22.3542°N 90.3181°E. It has 55,194 households and a total area of 362.62 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Patuakhali Sadar Upazila had 68,813 households and a population of 316,462. 70,816 (22.38%) were under 10 years of age. Patuakhali Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1037 females per 1000 males. 69,837 (22.07%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patuakhali Sadar had a population of 306,517. Males constituted 50.12% of the population, and females 49.88%. The population aged 18 or over was 152,588. Patuakhali Sadar had an average literacy rate of 42.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[7]
Administration
editPatuakhali Sadar Upazila is divided into Patuakhali Municipality and 12 union parishads: Auliapur, Badarpur, Boro Bighai, Choto Bighai, Itbaria, Jainkathi, Kalikapur, Kamalapur, Laukathi, Lohalia, Madarbunia, and Marichbunia. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 124 villages.[8]
Patuakhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.[8]
The chairman of shodor upozila chairman Md. Golam Sarowar.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Patuakhali (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-267-2.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Iffat Jerin (2012). "Patuakhali Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Patuakhali" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Patuakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Patuakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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