Pabna Sadar Upazila
Upazila of Bangladesh in Rajshahi
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Pabna Sadar (Bengali: পাবনা সদর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[4]
Pabna Sadar
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| 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 | |
• Total | 711,588 |
| • Density | 1,619.8/km2 (4,195.3/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. It has 74,517 households and the total area is 439.30 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Pabna Sadar Upazila had 180,910 households and a population of 711,588. 8.99% of the population were under 5 years of age. Pabna Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.74%: 72.76% for males and 72.72% for females, and a sex ratio of 101.99 males for every 100 females. 202,048 (28.39%) lived in urban areas.[5]
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
