8206
Jaguarhat
Postal code 8206 covers Jaguarhat, Barishal Sadar, Barishal District, Barisal Division.
- Division
- Barisal Division
- District
- Barishal
- Upazila / Area
- Barishal Sadar
- Population (Upazila)
- 463,032
- Area (Upazila)
- 324.4 km²
- Coordinates
- 22.7435, 90.4393
About Barishal Sadar
Barisal Sadar (Bengali: বরিশাল সদর) is an upazila of Barisal District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Barisal Sadar is located at 22.7000°N 90.3667°E / 22.7000; 90.3667. It has a total area of 324.41 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Barishal Sadar Upazila had 55,263 households and a population of 237,211. 9.08% of the population were under 5 years of age. Barishal Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 80.01%: 80.56% for males and 79.48% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.81 males for every 100 females. 14,186 (5.98%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Barisal Sadar Upazila had 114,774 households and a population of 527,017. 104,310 (19.79%) were under 10 years of age. Barisal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 69.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males. 339,308 (64.38%) lived in urban areas.
Administration
UNO: Md. Mahabub Ullah Majumdar.
Barisal Sadar Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Chandpura, Chandramohan, Char Baria, Char Kowa, Char Monai, Jagua, Kashipur, Roypasha-Karapur, Shayestabad, and Tungibaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 105 mauzas and 110 villages.
Notable people
Hayat Mahmud, feudal lord, commander and founder of Miah Bari Mosque
Syed Faizul Karim, Islamic scholar and politician
Syed Fazlul Karim, founder of Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Syed Rezaul Karim, incumbent Pir of Char Monai
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