Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila

Coordinates: 23°28′N 91°11′E / 23.467°N 91.183°E / 23.467; 91.183
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Comilla Adarsha Sadar
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
 • Total142.72 km2 (55.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total532,419
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Comilla Adarsha Sadar is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Comilla Adarsha Sadar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
93.36%
Hinduism
6.50%
Other or not stated
0.14%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila had 105,783 households and a population of 532,419. 118,968 (21.54%) were under 10 years of age. Comilla 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.[3][2]

Administration[edit]

Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila is divided into Comilla Municipality and eight union parishads: Amratoli, Dakshin Durgapur, Jagannathpur, Kalir Bazar, Panchthubi, Uttar Durgapur, and Comilla Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 196 villages.[4]

Comilla Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 49 mahallas.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.