Bhandaria Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.4889° N 90.0733° E

Bhandaria Upazila

Bhandaria
Division_name
 - District
Barisal Division
 - Pirojpur District
Coordinates 22.4889° N 90.0733° E
Area 163.56 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
145233
 - 888/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Bhandaria Upazila

Bhandaria (Bengali: ভাণ্ডারিয়া ) is an Upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Bhandaria is located at 22.4889° N 90.0733° E . It has 27969 units of house hold and total area 163.56 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Bhandaria has a population of 145233. Males constitute are 50.34% of the population, and females 49.66%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 74509. Bhandaria has an average literacy rate of 51.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Bhandaria has 7 Unions/Wards, 37 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 37 villages.


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[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.