Pabna Sadar Upazila

Pabna Sadar
পাবনা সদর
Upazila
Pabna Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E / 24.0050°N 89.250°E / 24.0050; 89.250Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E / 24.0050°N 89.250°E / 24.0050; 89.250
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Pabna District
Area
 • Total 443.9 km2 (171.4 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 431,513
 • Density 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Sadar.gif Official Map of Pabna Sadar

Pabna Sadar (Bengali: পাবনা সদর) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

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 74517 households and total area 443.9 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pabna Sadar had a population of 431,513, of whom 215,133 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. Pabna Sadar had an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Pabna Sadar has 10 Unions, 10 Pourasava, 291 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 277 villages.

Chairman: Mosharrof Hossain

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Salma Khatun

References

  1. ↑ Md. Habibullah (2012), "Pabna Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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