Official Name: | Pirojpur Sadar |
Native Name: | পিরোজপুর সদর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Subdivision Name1: | Barisal |
Subdivision Name2: | Pirojpur |
Seat: | Pirojpur |
Area Total Km2: | 166.81 |
Population Total: | 181707 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8500[2] |
Area Code: | 0461[3] |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Pirojpur Sadar (bn|পিরোজপুর সদর) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[4]
Pirojpur Sadar is located at 22.5778°N 89.99°W. It has a total area of 166.81 km2.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pirojpur Sadar Upazila had 38,017 households and a population of 163,470. 34,704 (21.23%) were under 10 years of age. Pirojpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 60,056 (36.74%) lived in urban areas.[5] [6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirojpur Sadar has a population of 225,156. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116,628. Pirojpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 50.7% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
UNO: Md. Arif Murshed Mishu.[8]
Pirojpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Pirojpur Municipality and seven union parishads: Durgapur, Kadamtala, Kalakhali, Shankorpasha, Shariktola, Sikder Mallik, and Tona. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 98 villages.
Pirojpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas.[9]