Parshuram Upazila

Parshuram (Bengali: পরশুরাম) is an upazila of Feni District in Chattogram Division in southeast Bangladesh.^[4]

Parshuram পরশুরাম
Upazila
Skyline of Parshuram, Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°13′N 91°26.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Feni
Government
• Jatiyo Sangsad	Shirin Akhter
• Upazila Chairman	Kamal Uddin Mazumdar
Area
• Total	95.76 km2 (36.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	113,317
• Density	1,183/km2 (3,065/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3940[2]
Area code	03324[3]
Website	Official Map of Parshuram

Demographics

Religions in Parshuram Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.10%
Hinduism			3.87%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Parshuram upazila had 20,353 households and a population of 101,062. 24,600 (24.34%) were under 10 years of age. Parshuram had an average literacy rate of 58.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 29,691 (29.37%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

Administration

UNO: Afruza Habib Shapla.^[8]

Parshuram Upazila is divided into Parshuram Municipality and three union parishads: Boxmahmmud, Chitholia, and Mirzanagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 71 villages.^[9]

Municipality

Parshuram Municipality (or Parshuram Paurashava (Bengali: পরশুরাম পৌরসভা), or just Parshuram) is a town and municipality in Feni District. It is the administrative headquarters and urban centre of Parshuram Upazila. The municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.^[9] As of 2021, the municipal mayor is Nizamuddin Chowdhury.^[10]