Pabna Sadar (Bengali: পাবনা সদর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[3]
Pabna Sadar
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| Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E / 24.0050°N 89.250°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi |
| District | Pabna |
| Headquarters | Pabna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 439.30 km2 (169.61 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 711,588 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Area code | 0731[2] |
| Website | Sadar.gif Official Map of Pabna Sadar |
Geography
editPabna Sadar is located at 24°00′15″N 89°15′00″E / 24.0042°N 89.2500°E. It has 74,517 households and the total area is 439.30 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Pabna Sadar Upazila had 138,839 households and a population of 590,914. 127,033 (21.50%) were under 10 years of age. Pabna Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.43%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 144,442 (24.44%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
At of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pabna Sadar had a population of 431,513. Males constituted 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. Pabna Sadar had an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [7]
Administration
editPabna Sadar Upazila is divided into Pabna Municipality and ten union parishads: Ataikola, Bharara, Char Tarapur, Dapunia, Dogachhi, Gayeshpur, Hemayetpur, Malanchi, Maligachha, and Sadullahpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 259 mauzas and 291 villages.[8]
Pabna Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 46 mahallas.[8]
Chairman: Mosharrof Hossain
Vice Chairman:
Woman Vice Chairman:
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Salma Khatun [1]
References
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Md. Habibullah (2012), "Pabna Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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