Official Name: | Parshuram |
Native Name: | পরশুরাম |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23°N 91°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Name2: | Feni |
Leader Title: | Jatyo songsod |
Leader Name: | Shirin Akhter |
Leader Title1: | Upazila Chairman |
Leader Name1: | Kamal Uddin Mazumdar |
Area Total Km2: | 95.76 |
Population Total: | 101062 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code: | 3940 |
Website: | Official Map of Parshuram |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Parshuram (Bengali: পরশুরাম) is an upazila of Feni District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, in southeast Bangladesh.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Parshuram upazila had 20,353 households and a population of 101,062. 24,600 (24.34%) were under 10 years of age. Parshuram had an average literacy rate of 58.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 29,691 (29.37%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] [3]
Parshuram Upazila is divided into Parshuram Municipality and three union parishads: Boxmahmmud, Chitholia, and Mirzanagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 71 villages.[4]
Parshuram Municipality (or Parshuram Paurashava, or just Parshuram) is a town and municipality in Feni District. It is the administrative headquarters and urban centre of Parshuram Upazila. The municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas. As of 2021, the municipal mayor is Nizamuddin Chowdhury.[5]