Purbadhala Upazila

Purbadhala (Bengali: পূর্বধলা) is an upazila of Netrokona District^[3] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Purbadhala পূর্বধলা
Upazila
Coordinates: 24°56′N 90°36.2′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Netrokona District
Area
• Total	308.03 km2 (118.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	332,398
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2410[2]
Website	Official Map of Purbadhala

Geography

Purbadhala is located at 24.9333°N 90.6028°E / 24.9333; 90.6028. It has 68083 households and total area 308.03 km² (118.93 sq mi).^[4] It is bounded by Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas on the north, Kendua and Gauripur upazilas on the south, Barhatta and Atpara upazilas on the east, Purbadhala upazila on the west.^[3]

Demographics

Religions in Purbadhala Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.08%
Hinduism			4.66%
Other or not stated			0.26%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Purbadhala Upazila had 68,083 households and a population of 310,834. 87,051 (28.01%) were under 10 years of age. Purbadhala has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.78%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males. 22,132 (7.12%) lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Purbadhala had a population of 235,675. Males constituted 50.79% of the population, and females 49.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 114,878. Purbadhala had an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[8]

Administration

Netrokona Thana was formed in 1874 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.^[3]

Purbadhala Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Agia, Bairaty, Bishkakuni, Dhalamulgaon, Ghagra, Gohalakanda, Hogla, Jaria, Khalishaur, Narandia, and Purbadhala. The union parishads are subdivided into 224 mauzas and 336 villages.^[9]

Chairman:Sujon, from Awame League Vice Chairman: Masum Mostofa, from Jamayet e Islam

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. Syed Marufuzzaman (2012), "Purbadhala Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. "পূর্বধলা উপজেলা". http. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Netrokona (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-237-5.
6. "Community Tables: Netrokona district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
7. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Netrokona" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
9. "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.