Patuakhali Sadar Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Patuakhali Sadar
locator_position = right
latd = 22.3542
longd = 90.3181
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Patuakhali District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 306517
population_density = 697
area_total = 439.51
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/patuakhali/PatuakhaliSadar.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Patuakhali Sadar Upazila
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Patuakhali Sadar ( _bn. পটুয়াখালি সদর) is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Patuakhali Sadar is located at coord|22.3542|N|90.3181|E| . It has 55194 units of house hold and total area 439.51 km².

Demographics

As of|1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Patuakhali Sadar has a population of 306517. Males constitute are 50.12% of the population, and females 49.88%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 152588. Patuakhali Sadar has an average literacy rate of 42.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Patuakhali Sadar has 18 Unions/Wards, 141 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 139 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References