Bhandaria Upazila


Bhandaria is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
WWW bhandaria.pirojpur.gov.bd

Geography

Bhandaria is located at. It has 27,969 households and a total area of 163.56 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bhandaria Upazila had 41,365 households and a population of 163,654. 9.51% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bhandaria had a literacy rate of 84.51%: 85.01% for males and 84.04% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.36 males for every 100 females. 51,240 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bhandaria Upazila had 34,338 households and a population of 148,159. 34,318 were under 10 years of age. Bhandaria has a literacy rate of 67.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 25,260 lived in urban areas.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhandaria had a population of 145,233. Males constituted 50.34% of the population, and females 49.66%. The population aged 18 or over was 74,509. Bhandaria had an average literacy rate of 51.9%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

UNO: Md. Easin Arafat Rana.
Bhandaria Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Bhandaria, Bhitabaria, Dhaoa, Gouripur, Ikri, Nudmulla, and Telikhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 37 mauzas and 45 villages.

Notable people