Bhola Sadar Upazila

Bhola Sadar (Bengali: ভোলা সদর) is an Upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Bhola Sadar

ভোলা সদর
Upazila
Bhola Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°41.4′N 90°39.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBhola District
Area
 • Total413.16 km2 (159.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total430.520
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of the Bhola Sadar Upazila

Geography

Bhola Sadar is located at 22.6903°N 90.6525°E / 22.6903; 90.6525. It has 62,042 households and a total area of 413.16 km2 (159.52 sq mi).

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhola Sadar had a population of 351,674. Males constitute 51.94% of the population, and females 48.06%. The population aged 18 or over was 160,353. Bhola Sadar had an average literacy rate of 25.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Bhola Sadar has 16 Unions/Wards, 123 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 123 villages.

Notable residents
  • Tofael Ahmed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Bakerganj-1 from 1973 to 1975,[3] for Bhola-2 from 1986 to 1988,[4] for Bhola-1 from 1991 to 1996,[5] and for Bhola-2 again from 1996 to 2001 and 2009 until 2014,[6][7] has been MP for constituency Bhola-1 again since 2014.[8]
  • Andaleeve Rahman Partho was Member of Parliament for constituency Bhola-1 from 2009 to 2014.[7]
  • Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree, Islamic scholar, was born in Bhola.[9]

See also

References
  1. Md Mizanur Rahman (2012). "Bhola Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "List of 1st Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  4. "List of 3rd Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  5. "List of 5th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  6. "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  7. "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  8. "Constituency 115_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
  9. "Biography". Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree.
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