Pirojpur Sadar (Bengali: পিরোজপুর সদর) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Pirojpur Sadar
পিরোজপুর সদর | |
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Upazila | |
Pirojpur Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°34.7′N 89°59.4′E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Pirojpur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 278.37 km2 (107.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 163,470 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of the Pirojpur Sadar Upazila |
Pirojpur Sadar is located at 22.5778°N 89.9900°E / 22.5778; 89.9900. It has 41,893 households and a total area of 278.37 km2.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirojpur Sadar has a population of 225156. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116628. Pirojpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 50.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
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.[3]
Pirojpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas.[3]
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Capital: Barisal | ||
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| Bhola District |
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| Jhalokati District |
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| Patuakhali District |
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| Pirojpur District |
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