Pabna Sadar () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography Pabna Sadar is located at . It has 74,517 households and the total area is 439.30 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pabna Sadar Upazila had 180,910 households and a population of 711,588. 8.99% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pabna Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.74%: 72.76% for males and 72.72% for females, and a sex ratio of 101.99 males for every 100 females. 202,048 (28.39%) lived in urban areas.

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pabna Sadar Upazila had 138,839 households and a population of 590,914. 127,033 (21.50%) were under 10 years of age. Pabna Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.43%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 144,442 (24.44%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pabna Sadar had a population of 431,513. Males constituted 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. Pabna Sadar had an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration Pabna Sadar Upazila is divided into Pabna town and ten union parishads: Municipality: Pabna Municipality Union Ataikola, Bharara, Char Tarapur, Dapunia, Dogachhi, Gayeshpur, Hemayetpur, Malanchi, Maligachha, and Sadullahpur.

The union parishads are subdivided into 259 mauzas and 291 villages.

Pabna Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 46 mahallas.

Chairman: Mosharrof Hossain

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Salma Khatun

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