Faridpur Upazila


Faridpur is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Faridpur is located at.
WWW faridpur.pabna.gov.bd

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Faridpur Upazila had 35,419 households and a population of 140,399. 9.65% of the population were under 5 years of age. Faridpur had a literacy rate of 67.59%: 68.48% for males and 66.73% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.22 males for every 100 females. 20,474 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Faridpur Upazila had 30,845 households and a population of 130,335. 30,475 were under 10 years of age. Faridpur had a literacy rate of 42.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 14,010 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur has a population of 111,464. Males constitute 51.44% of the population, and females 48.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,699. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 26.3%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Faridpur Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and six union parishads: Banwarinagar, Brilahiribari, Demra, Faridpur, Hadal, and Pungali. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 87 villages.
Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.