Faridpur
ফরিদপুর
Upazila
Location of Faridpur
Coordinates: 24°9.5′N 89°27.2′E / 24.1583°N 89.4533°E / 24.1583; 89.4533
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictPabna
Area
[1]
 • Total137.67 km2 (53.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total130,335
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Faridpur

Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[2] Faridpur is located at 24°09′30″N 89°27′10″E / 24.1583°N 89.4528°E / 24.1583; 89.4528.

Demographics

Religions in Faridpur upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.28%
Hinduism
 
 3.71%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Faridpur Upazila had 30,845 households and a population of 130,335. 30,475 (23.38%) were under 10 years of age. Faridpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 14,010 (10.75%) lived in urban areas.[1][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur has a population of 111,464. Males constitute 51.44% of the population, and females 48.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,699. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 26.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Faridpur Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and six union parishads: Banwarinagar, Brilahiribari, Demra, Faridpur, Hadal, and Pungali. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 87 villages.[1]

Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ↑ Md. Habibullah (2012), "Faridpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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