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 of Bangladesh
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]

As 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 town and ten union parishads:

• Municipality:
  • Pabna Municipality
• Union
  • 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