Pabna Sadar Upazila

Pabna Sadar (Bengali: পাবনা সদর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[4]

Pabna Sadar পাবনা সদর
Upazila
Gopinath Temple, Pabna
Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Pabna
Headquarters	Pabna
Area
• Total	439.30 km2 (169.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	711,588
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6600[2]
Area code	0731[3]
Website	Sadar.gif Official Map of Pabna Sadar

Geography

Pabna Sadar is located at 24.0042°N 89.2500°E / 24.0042; 89.2500. It has 74,517 households and the total area is 439.30 km².

Demographics

Religions in Pabna Sadar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.06%
Hinduism			1.88%
Other or not stated			0.06%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Pabna Sadar Upazila had 138,839 households and a population of 590,914. 127,033 (21.50%) were under 10 years of age. Pabna Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.43%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 144,442 (24.44%) lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

At of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Pabna Sadar had a population of 431,513. Males constituted 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. Pabna Sadar had an average literacy rate of 29.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[8]

Administration

Pabna Sadar Upazila is divided into Pabna Municipality and ten union parishads: Ataikola, Bharara, Char Tarapur, Dapunia, Dogachhi, Gayeshpur, Hemayetpur, Malanchi, Maligachha, and Sadullahpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 259 mauzas and 291 villages.^[9]

Pabna Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 46 mahallas.^[9]

Chairman: Mosharrof Hossain

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Salma Khatun

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. 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. 21 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Md. Habibullah (2012), "Pabna Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
9. "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.