Bhandaria Upazila Explained

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]

Geography

Bhandaria is located at 22.4889°N 90.0733°W. It has 27,969 households and a total area of 163.56 km2.

Demographics

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]

Administration

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]

Notable people

References

  1. Book: Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pirojpur . June 2024 . . 978-984-475-260-3 . District Series . Dhaka .
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Book: Golam Mostafa Siddiqui. Bhandaria Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhandaria_Upazila. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
  5. Web site: Community Report: Pirojpur . . Population & Housing Census 2011 . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . 15 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011, Zila Report: Pirojpur . . 18.
  7. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  8. Web site: bn:উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার . https://www.pirojpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-উপজেলা%20নির্বাহী%20অফিসার . 2024-08-26 . https://archive.today/20240826144002/https://www.pirojpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . 2024-08-26 .
  9. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184601/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Pirojpur.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.