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Pabna Sadar Upazila

Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E / 24.0050°N 89.250°E / 24.0050; 89.250
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Pabna Sadar
পাবনা সদর
Upazila
Gopinath Temple, Pabna
Gopinath Temple, Pabna
Location of Pabna Sadar
Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E / 24.0050°N 89.250°E / 24.0050; 89.250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictPabna
HeadquartersPabna
Area
 • Total439.30 km2 (169.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total711,588
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6600[2]
Area code0731[3]
WebsiteSadar.gif Official Map of Pabna Sadar

Pabna Sadar (Bengali: পাবনা সদর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

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Pabna Sadar is located at 24°00′15″N 89°15′00″E / 24.0042°N 89.2500°E / 24.0042; 89.2500. It has 74,517 households and the total area is 439.30 km2.

Demographics

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Religions in Pabna Sadar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.06%
Hinduism
 
 1.88%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]

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. [8]

Administration

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Pabna 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.[9]

Pabna Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 46 mahallas.[9]

Chairman: Mosharrof Hossain

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Salma Khatun [1]

References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ 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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