Pabna Sadar Upazila

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

Pabna Sadar
পাবনা সদর
Upazila
Pabna Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictPabna District
Area
 • Total443.9 km2 (171.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total431,513
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteSadar.gif Official Map of Pabna Sadar

Geography

Pabna Sadar is located at 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 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.[3]

Pabna Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 46 mahallas.[3]

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 (ed.), 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.
  3. "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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