Purbadhala পূর্বধলা | |
|---|---|
)  Purbadhala Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°56′N 90°36.2′E / 24.933°N 90.6033°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Netrokona District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 312.3 km2 (120.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 310,834 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Purbadhala |
Purbadhala (Bengali: পূর্বধলা) is an upazila of Netrokona District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography
Purbadhala is located at 24°56′00″N 90°36′10″E / 24.9333°N 90.6028°E. It has 44799 households and total area 312.3 km2.
Demographics
According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Purbadhala had a population of 310,834. Males constituted 49.27% of the population and females 50.73%. Muslims formed 94.80% of the population, Hindus 4.81%, Christians 0.19% and others 0.20%. Purbadhala had a literacy rate of 42.78% for the population 7 years and above.[2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Purbadhala has a population of 235,675. Males constitute 50.79% of the population, and females 49.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114,878. Purbadhala has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Administration
Purbadhala Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Agia, Bairaty, Bishkakuni, Dhalamulgaon, Ghagra, Gohalakanda, Hogla, Jaria, Khalishaur, Narandia, and Purbadhala. The union parishads are subdivided into 224 mauzas and 336 villages.[4]
Chairman:Sujon, from Awame League Vice Chairman: Masum Mostofa, from Jamayet e Islam
See also
References
- ^ Syed Marufuzzaman (2012), "Purbadhala Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Netrokona" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.