Purbadhala
পূর্বধলা
Upazila
Location of Purbadhala
Coordinates: 24°56′N 90°36.2′E / 24.933°N 90.6033°E / 24.933; 90.6033
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
Area
 • Total308.03 km2 (118.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total310,834
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial 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 / 24.9333; 90.6028. It has 68083 households and total area 308.03 km2 (118.93 sq mi).[2] It is bounded by Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas on the north, Kendua and Gauripur upazilas on the south, Barhatta and Atpara upazilas on the east, Purbadhala upazila on the west.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Purbadhala upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.80%
Hinduism
 
 4.81%
Other or not stated
 
 0.39%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Purbadhala Upazila had 68,083 households and a population of 310,834. 87,051 (28.01%) were under 10 years of age. Purbadhala has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.78%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males. 22,132 (7.12%) lived in urban areas.[4][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Purbadhala had a population of 235,675. Males constituted 50.79% of the population, and females 49.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 114,878. Purbadhala had an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Netrokona Thana was formed in 1874 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]

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.[6]

Chairman:Sujon, from Awame League Vice Chairman: Masum Mostofa, from Jamayet e Islam

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Syed Marufuzzaman (2012), "Purbadhala Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "পূর্বধলা উপজেলা". http. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Netrokona" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "Community Tables: Netrokona district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  5. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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