Official Name: | Bhandaria |
Native Name: | ভাণ্ডারিয়া |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 90°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Barisal Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Pirojpur District |
Area Total Km2: | 163.56 |
Population Total: | 163654 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8550[2] |
Area Code: | 04623[3] |
Website: | Official Map of the Bhandaria Upazila |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Bhandaria (bn|ভাণ্ডারিয়া ) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[4]
Bhandaria is located at 22.4889°N 90.0733°W. It has 27,969 households and a total area of 163.56 km2.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bhandaria Upazila had 34,338 households and a population of 148,159. 34,318 (23.16%) were under 10 years of age. Bhandaria has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 25,260 (17.05%) lived in urban areas.[5] [6]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhandaria had a population of 145,233. Males constituted 50.34% of the population, and females 49.66%. The population aged 18 or over was 74,509. Bhandaria had an average literacy rate of 51.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[7]
UNO: Md. Easin Arafat Rana.[8]
Bhandaria Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Bhandaria, Bhitabaria, Dhaoa, Gouripur, Ikri, Nudmulla, and Telikhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 37 mauzas and 45 villages.[9]