Bhola Sadar () is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Bhola District
Bhola District () is an administrative district of Barisal Division in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It has an area of 3,403.48 km2. It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal Distri ...
in
Barisal Division,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
. It contains its district headquarters,
Bhola
Bhola may refer to:
*Bhola District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh
**Bhola Sadar Upazila, sub-division of the district
**Bhola Island, largest island of Bangladesh covering the district
**Bhola (town), on the island
*''Bholaa'', 2023 Indian action f ...
.
Geography
Bhola Sadar is located at . It has a total area of . It is bounded by
Mehendiganj,
Hizla and
Lakshmipur Sadar upazilas on the north,
Bauphal and
Burhanuddin upazilas on the south,
Daulatkhan upazila on the east,
Barisal sadar, Mehendiganj and
Bakerganj upazilas on the west.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of Bangladesh
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 r ...
, Bhola Sadar Upazila had 88,068 households and a population of 430,520. 115,195 (26.76%) were under 10 years of age. Bhola Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 87,243 (20.26%) lived in urban areas.
Administration
Bhola Thana was formed in 1842 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 February, 1984.
Bhola Sadar Upazila is divided into Bhola Municipality and 13
union parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...
s: Alinagor, Bapta, Charshamya, Dakshin Digholdi, Dhania, Ilisha, Kachia, Paschim Ilisa, Razapur, Shibpur, Uttar Digholdi, Vheduria, and Vhelumia. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 108 villages.
Bhola Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
...
s.
Notable residents
*
Mohammad Mozammel Haq
Mohammad Mozammel Haq (; 6 September 1883 – 1 August 1976) was a Bengali politician, lawyer, poet, philanthropist and litterateur. He served as a chief whip of the Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Early life and education
Haq was born on 6 Septemb ...
(1883–1976), poet and politician
*
Tofail Ahmed, Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Bakerganj-1 from 1973 to 1975, for
Bhola-2 from 1986 to 1988, for
Bhola-1 from 1991 to 1996, and for Bhola-2 again from 1996 to 2001 and 2009 until 2014,
MP for constituency Bhola-1 again
*
Andaleeve Rahman Partho, Member of Parliament for constituency Bhola-1 from 2009 to 2014.
*
Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree, Islamic scholar
See also
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
*
Administrative geography of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (''bibhag'') and 64 districts (''jela'', ''zila'', ''zela''), although, these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local governance, the country is divided into '' upazilas'' (su ...
References
Upazilas of Bhola District
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