Pirojpur | |
Native Name: | পিরোজপুর |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Settlement Type: | Town & District headquarter |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Barisal division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Barisal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pirojpur |
Established Title: | Municipality Eshtablished |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 29.50 |
Population Total: | 60056 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 22.578°N 89.968°W |
Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh.[1] It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Pirojpur district. The town covers an area of with a population of 78,057, as of the 2011 census. It also houses Pirojpur Cricket Stadium, which is also used as a helipad for landing important people of Bangladesh
At the time of the 2011 census, Pirojpur had 13,646 households and a population of 60,056. 11,515 (19.17%) were under 10 years of age. Pirojpur has a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 77.81%.[2]