Parshuram Upazila


Parshuram is an upazila of Feni District in Chattogram Division in southeast Bangladesh.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Parashuram Upazila had 25,926 households and a population of 113,317. 10.87% of the population were under 5 years of age. Parashuram had a literacy rate of 79.21%: 80.96% for males and 77.75% for females, and a sex ratio of 85.62 males for every 100 females. 36,112 lived in urban areas.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Parshuram upazila had 20,353 households and a population of 101,062. 24,600 were under 10 years of age. Parshuram had an average literacy rate of 58.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 29,691 of the population lived in urban areas.

Administration

UNO: Afruza Habib Shapla.
Parshuram Upazila is divided into Parshuram Municipality and three union parishads: Boxmahmmud, Chitholia, and Mirzanagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 71 villages.

Municipality

Parshuram Municipality is a town and municipality in Feni District. It is the administrative headquarters and urban centre of Parshuram Upazila. The municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas. As of 2021, the municipal mayor is Nizamuddin Chowdhury.