Bhola Sadar Upazila
Bhola Sadar (Bengali: ভোলা সদর) is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Bhola Sadar
ভোলা সদর | |
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![]() ![]() Bhola Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 22°41.4′N 90°39.2′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Barisal Division |
District | Bhola District |
Area | |
• Total | 413.16 km2 (159.52 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 430,520 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of the Bhola Sadar Upazila |
Geography
Bhola Sadar is located at 22.6903°N 90.6525°E. It has a total area of 413.16 km2 (159.52 sq mi).
Demographics
Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
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1981 | 284 | — |
1991 | 352 | +23.9% |
2001 | 408 | +15.9% |
2011 | 431 | +5.6% |
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2] |
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhola Sadar Upazila had 88,068 households and a population of 430,520, 20.3% of whom lived in urban areas. 11.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 45.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]
Administration
Bhola Sadar Upazila is divided into Bhola Municipality and 13 union parishads: Alinagor, Bapta, Charshamya, Dakshin Digholdi, Dhania, Ilisha, Kachia, Paschim Ilisa, Razapur, Shibpur, Uttar Digholdi, Vheduria, and Vhelumia. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 108 villages.[2]
Bhola Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.[2]
Notable residents
- Tofael Ahmed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Bakerganj-1 from 1973 to 1975,[5] for Bhola-2 from 1986 to 1988,[6] for Bhola-1 from 1991 to 1996,[7] and for Bhola-2 again from 1996 to 2001 and 2009 until 2014,[8][9] has been MP for constituency Bhola-1 again since 2014.[10]
- Andaleeve Rahman Partho was Member of Parliament for constituency Bhola-1 from 2009 to 2014.[9]
- Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree, Islamic scholar, was born in Bhola.[11]
References
- Md Mizanur Rahman (2012). "Bhola Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "District Statistics 2011: Bhola" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "Community Report: Bhola" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- "List of 1st Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- "List of 3rd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- "Constituency 115_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
- "Biography". Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree.