Patuakhali Sadar Upazila
Patuakhali Sadar is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Patuakhali Sadar is located at. It has 55,194 households and a total area of 362.62 km2.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Patuakhali Sadar Upazila had 85,501 households and a population of 354,816. 9.41% of the population were under 5 years of age. Patuakhali Sadar had a literacy rate of 79.44%: 81.86% for males and 77.15% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.77 males for every 100 females. 108,691 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Patuakhali Sadar Upazila had 68,813 households and a population of 316,462. 70,816 were under 10 years of age. Patuakhali Sadar had a literacy rate of 59.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1037 females per 1000 males. 69,837 lived in urban areas.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patuakhali Sadar had a population of 306,517. Males constituted 50.12% of the population, and females 49.88%. The population aged 18 or over was 152,588. Patuakhali Sadar had an average literacy rate of 42.6%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Patuakhali Sadar Upazila is divided into Patuakhali Municipality and 12 union parishads: Auliapur, Badarpur, Boro Bighai, Choto Bighai, Itbaria, Jainkathi, Kalikapur, Kamalapur, Laukathi, Lohalia, Madarbunia, and Marichbunia. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 124 villages.Patuakhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 29 mahallas.
The chairman of shodor upozila chairman Md. Golam Sarowar.