Faridpur Sadar Upazila

Faridpur Sadar Upazila (Bengali: ফরিদপুর সদর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River.

Faridpur Sadar

ফরিদপুর সদর
Upazila
Faridpur Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E
CountryBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictFaridpur District
Government
 • Present MP (2009-2018)Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
 • Previous MPChowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf
Area
 • Total407.02 km2 (157.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total469.410
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
GPO Box
7800
WebsiteOfficial Map of Faridpur Sadar

One of 18 registered red-light districts in Bangladesh is located in Faridpur. About 800 women and girls live and work there.[2]

Geography

Faridpur Sadar is located at 23.5958°N 89.8306°E / 23.5958; 89.8306. It has 60454 households and total area 407.02 km2.

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur Sadar had a population of 335,386, of whom 176,469 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. Faridpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Faridpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and 11 union parishads: Aliabad, Ambikapur, Char Madhabdia, Decreer Char, Greda, Ishan Gopalpur, Kaijuri, Kanaipur, Krishnanagar, Maj Char, and Uttar Channel. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 342 villages.[4]

Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 41 mahallas.[4]

Elected chairmen of Faridpur Upazila Council
  • Imran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party) [1984–1989]
  • Advocate Alhajj Md. Shamsul Haque (Bhola Master) (Awami League)
  • Khondker Mohtesham Hossain Babor (Awami League) [Acting Upazila chairman, Faridpur Sadar Upazila]

Notable residents
  • Abdus Salam Khan, Minister of Public Works and Communication (1955–1956) in the East Pakistan provincial cabinet, was born in Faridpur.[5]

See also

References
  1. Firoj, Moazzem Hussain (2012). "Faridpur Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Hagler-Geard, Tiffany (3 January 2012). "I am "Chowkri"- Inside Bangladesh's Biggest Brothel". ABC News. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. Karim, ASM Enayet (2012). "Khan, Abdus Salam". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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