| Official Name: | Patuakhali Sadar |
| Native Name: | পটুয়াখালী সদর |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 22°N 90°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Subdivision Name1: | Barisal |
| Subdivision Name2: | Patuakhali |
| Seat: | Patuakhali |
| Area Total Km2: | 362.46 |
| Population Total: | 316462 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | Official Map of the Patuakhali Sadar Upazila |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Patuakhali Sadar (Bengali: পটুয়াখালী সদর) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Patuakhali Sadar is located at 22.3542°N 90.3181°W. It has 55,194 households and a total area of 362.62 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2] [3]
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%.[4]
Patuakhali 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.
Patuakhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.[5]
The chairman of shodor upozila chairman Md. Golam Sarowar.
