Pabna Sadar
পাবনা সদর | |
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Coordinates: 24°0.3′N 89°15′E / 24.0050°N 89.250°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rajshahi |
District | Pabna |
Headquarters | Pabna |
Area | |
• Total | 439.30 km2 (169.61 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 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 |
Pabna Sadar (Bengali: পাবনা সদর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[4]
Pabna Sadar is located at 24°00′15″N 89°15′00″E / 24.0042°N 89.2500°E. It has 74,517 households and the total area is 439.30 km2.
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]
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 [1]