Английская Википедия:Bhandaria Upazila
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Bhandaria (Шаблон:Lang-bn) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Bhandaria is located at Шаблон:Coord. It has 27,969 households and a total area of 163.56 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2][3]
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%.[4]
Administration
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.[5]
Notable people
- Ayub Ali (1919–1995), Islamic scholar and educationist
- Aboul Bashar Khan (born 1960), American politician
References
Шаблон:Pirojpur District Шаблон:Upazilas of Barisal Division
