Chandpur Sadar Upazila


Chandpur Sadar is an upazila of Chandpur District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
WWW sadar.chandpur.gov.bd

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Chandpur Sadar Upazila had 127,714 households and a population of 534,599. 9.93% of the population were under 5 years of age. Chandpur Sadar had a literacy rate of 79.03%: 79.12% for males and 78.95% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.36 males for every 100 females. 248,594 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chandpur Sadar Upazila had 98,109 households and a population of 465,919. 109,940 were under 10 years of age. Chandpur Sadar had a literacy rate of 56.05%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,053 females per 1,000 males. 171,065 of the inhabitants lived in urban areas.
According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Chandpur Sadar had 85,062 households and a population of 436,680, of whom 49.84% were female. It had an average literacy rate of 57.12%.
The old 1991 census states a population of 396,872, of which only 49.28% were more than 18 years of age, 47.75% were female, and 40.1% literate.

Administration

Chandpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Chandpur Municipality and 14 union parishads: Ashikati, Baghadi, Balia, Bishnupur, Chandra, Hanar Char, Ibrahimpur, Kalyanpur, Maishadi, Rajrajeshwar, Rampur, Shakhua, Shah Mahmudpur, and Tarpur Chandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 107 mauzas and 112 villages.
Chandpur Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 120 mahallas.