Pirojpur Sadar Upazila Explained

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]

Geography

Pirojpur Sadar is located at 22.5778°N 89.99°W. It has a total area of 166.81 km2.

Demographics

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]

Administration

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]

See also

References

  1. Book: Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pirojpur . June 2024 . . 978-984-475-260-3 . District Series . Dhaka .
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Roy. Shapna. Pirojpur Sadar Upazila.
  5. Web site: Community Report: Pirojpur . . Population & Housing Census 2011 . . PDF . 15 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011, Zila Report: Pirojpur . . 18.
  7. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  8. Web site: bn:উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার . https://www.pirojpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-উপজেলা%20নির্বাহী%20অফিসার . 26 August 2024 . https://archive.today/20240826144002/https://www.pirojpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . 26 August 2024 .
  9. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur . dead . . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184601/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Pirojpur.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.