Purbadhala ( bn, পূর্বধলা) is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Netrokona District
Netrokona ( bn, নেত্রকোণা) is a district of the Mymensingh Division in northern Bangladesh.
Etymology
The headquarters of Netrokona District was located at the end of the Mogra River and was called Natorkona. Many people believe ...
in the Division of
Mymensingh
Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
Geography
Purbadhala is located at . It has 44799 households and total area 308.3 km
2. It is bounded by Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas on the north, Kendua and Gauripur upazilas on the south, Barhatta and Atpara upazilas on the east, Purbadhala upazila on the west.
Demographics
According to
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Purbadhala had a population of 310,834. Males constituted 49.27% of the population and females 50.73%. Muslims formed 94.80% of the population, Hindus 4.81%, Christians 0.19% and others 0.20%. Purbadhala had a literacy rate of 42.78% for the population 7 years and above.
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, Purbadhala had a population of 235,675. Males constituted 50.79% of the population, and females 49.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 114,878. Purbadhala had an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Netrokona Thana was formed in 1874 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Purbadhala Upazila is divided into 11
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s: Agia, Bairaty, Bishkakuni, Dhalamulgaon,
Ghagra The ''lehenga'', ''lehnga'' or ''langa'' (also known as a ''ghagra'' or ''gagra'', ''chaniya'', ''pavadai'', or ''lacha'') is a form of ankle-length skirt from the Indian subcontinent. Different patterns and styles of traditional embroidery are used ...
, Gohalakanda,
Hogla, Jaria, Khalishaur,
Narandia, and Purbadhala. The union parishads are subdivided into 224 mauzas and 336 villages.
Chairman:Sujon, from Awame League
Vice Chairman: Masum Mostofa, from Jamayet e Islam
See also
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Netrokona District
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