Feni Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Feni Sadar
Native Name:ফেনী সদর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Feni
Population Total:512,646
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:226.19
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:23°N 91°W

Feni Sadar (Bengali: ফেনী সদর) is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The district headquarters and all other administrative offices are located here.

Geography

Feni Sadar is located at 23.0167°N 91.3917°W. It has 97,869 households and a total area of 226.19 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Feni Sadar had 97,869 households and a population of 512,646. 113,461 (22.13%) of the inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Fulgazi had an average literacy rate of 62.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. 156,971 (30.62%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] [3]

Administration

Feni Sadar Upazila is divided into Feni Municipality and 12 union parishads: Baligaon, Chonua, Dholia, Dhormapur, Fazilpur, Forhadnogor, Kalidah, Kazirbag, Lemua, Motobi, Panchgachia, and Sarishadi. The union parishads are subdivided into 134 mauzas and 125 villages.

Feni Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 35 mahallas.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Book: Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher . 2012 . Feni Sadar Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Feni_Sadar_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Feni district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Feni . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Feni . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184930/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Feni.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.