Pirojpur Sadar () is an upazila of Pirojpur District in Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography Pirojpur Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 166.81 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pirojpur Sadar Upazila had 44,783 households and a population of 181,707. 8.71% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pirojpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 87.07%: 87.72% for males and 86.44% for females, and a sex ratio of 96.52 males for every 100 females. 77,255 (42.52%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pirojpur Sadar Upazila had 38,017 households and a population of 163,470. 34,704 (21.23%) were under 10 years of age. Pirojpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 60,056 (36.74%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pirojpur Sadar has a population of 225,156. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 116,628. Pirojpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 50.7% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration UNO: Md. Arif Murshed Mishu.
Pirojpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Pirojpur Municipality and seven union parishads: Durgapur, Kadamtala, Kalakhali, Shankorpasha, Shariktola, Sikder Mallik, and Tona. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 98 villages.
Pirojpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh Thanas of Bangladesh Administrative geography of Bangladesh Union councils of Bangladesh Villages of Bangladesh Pirojpur District
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