Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila

Comilla Adarsha Sadar
কুমিল্লা আদর্শ সদর
Street in Comilla
Street in Comilla
Location of Comilla Adarsha Sadar
Coordinates: 23°28′N 91°11′E / 23.467°N 91.183°E / 23.467; 91.183
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictComilla
Area
 • Upazila
142.72 km2 (55.10 sq mi)
Population
 • Upazila
671,865
 • Density4,707.6/km2 (12,193/sq mi)
 • Urban
283,429
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3500[2]
Area code081[3]
Websitecomillasadar.comilla.gov.bd

Comilla Adarsha Sadar is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[4]

Demographics

Religions in Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
96.86%
Hinduism
3.07%
Other or not stated
0.07%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Adarsha Sadar Upazila had 85,974 households and a population of 388,436. 9.86% of the population were under 5 years of age. Adarsha Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 81.07%: 81.91% for males and 80.27% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.44 males for every 100 females. 28,288 (7.28%) lived in urban areas.[5]

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila had 105,783 households and a population of 532,419. 118,968 (21.54%) were under 10 years of age. Cumilla Adarsha Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 971 females per 1000 males. 296,010 (55.60%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

Administration

Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila is divided into Cumilla Municipality and eight union parishads: Amratoli, Uttar Durgapur, Dakshin Durgapur, Jagannathpur, Kalir Bazar, Panchthubi and Cumilla Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 196 villages.[8]

Cumilla Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 49 mahallas.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. pp. 386, 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Gawranga Chandra Dhar (2012). "Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.