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Bhola Sadar (Bengali: ভোলা সদর) is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Bhola Sadar ভোলা সদর
Upazila
Bhola Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°41.4′N 90°39.2′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Bhola District
Area
• Total	413.16 km2 (159.52 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	430,520
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of the Bhola Sadar Upazila

Geography

Bhola Sadar is located at 22.6903°N 90.6525°E / 22.6903; 90.6525. It has a total area of 413.16 km² (159.52 sq mi).

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	284	—
1991	352	+23.9%
2001	408	+15.9%
2011	431	+5.6%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhola Sadar Upazila had 88,068 households and a population of 430,520, 20.3% of whom lived in urban areas. 11.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 45.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]

Administration

Bhola Sadar Upazila is divided into Bhola Municipality and 13 union parishads: Alinagor, Bapta, Charshamya, Dakshin Digholdi, Dhania, Ilisha, Kachia, Paschim Ilisa, Razapur, Shibpur, Uttar Digholdi, Vheduria, and Vhelumia. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 108 villages.[2]

Bhola Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.[2]

Notable residents

• Tofael Ahmed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Bakerganj-1 from 1973 to 1975,[5] for Bhola-2 from 1986 to 1988,[6] for Bhola-1 from 1991 to 1996,[7] and for Bhola-2 again from 1996 to 2001 and 2009 until 2014,[8][9] has been MP for constituency Bhola-1 again since 2014.[10]
• Andaleeve Rahman Partho was Member of Parliament for constituency Bhola-1 from 2009 to 2014.[9]
• Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree, Islamic scholar, was born in Bhola.[11]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

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