Barisal Sadar Upazila
Barisal Sadar is an upazila of Barisal District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Barisal Sadar is located at. It has a total area of 324.41 km2.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Barishal Sadar Upazila had 55,263 households and a population of 237,211. 9.08% of the population were under 5 years of age. Barishal Sadar had a literacy rate of 80.01%: 80.56% for males and 79.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.81 males for every 100 females. 14,186 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Barisal Sadar Upazila had 114,774 households and a population of 527,017. 104,310 were under 10 years of age. Barisal had a literacy rate was 69.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males. 339,308 lived in urban areas.
Administration
UNO: Md. Mahabub Ullah Majumdar.Barisal Sadar Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Chandpura, Chandramohan, Char Baria, Char Kowa, Char Monai, Jagua, Kashipur, Roypasha-Karapur, Shayestabad, and Tungibaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 105 mauzas and 110 villages.
Notable people
- Hayat Mahmud, feudal lord, commander and founder of Miah Bari Mosque
- Syed Faizul Karim, Islamic scholar and politician
- Syed Fazlul Karim, founder of Islami Andolan Bangladesh
- Syed Rezaul Karim, incumbent Pir of Char Monai