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'''Pirojpur Sadar Upazila''' ([[Pirojpur District|pirojpur district]]) area 164.64 sq km, located in between 22°29' and 22°41' north latitudes and in between 89°53' and 90°02' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Nazirpur Upazila|nazirpur]] and [[Nesarabad (Swarupkati) Upazila|nesarabad]] upazilas on the north, [[Zianagar Upazila|zianagar]] and [[Bhandaria Upazila|bhandaria]] upazilas on the south, Nesarabad, [[Kawkhali Upazila (Pirojpur District)|kawkhali]] (Pirojpur) and Bhandaria upazilas on the east, [[Morrelganj Upazila|morrelganj]] and [[Kachua Upazila (Bagerhat District)|kachua]] ([[Bagerhat District|bagerhat]]) upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 155194; male 78847, female 76347; Muslim 126850, Hindu 28295, Buddhist 23, Christian 16 and others 10.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Baleshwari, Kaliganga, [[Katcha River|katcha]]; Jujkhola Canal is notable.

''Administration'' Pirojpur Thana was formed in 1790 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1
|
7
|
65
|
112
|
57393
|
103018
|
942
|
76.3
|
66.82
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
29.46
|
9
|
30
|
52176
|
1771
|
76.7
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
5.89
|
1
|
5217
|
886
|
65.07
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Kadamtala
25
|
5789
|
6931
|
6810
|
65.36
|-
|
Kalakhali
34
|
4059
|
5245
|
5353
|
69.55
|-
|
Tona
94
|
4631
|
6825

|
6732

|
66.55

|-
|
Durgapur
17

|
4662

|
6850

|
6934

|
63.54

|-
|
Shankarpasha
69

|
6223

|
10994

|
10732

|
64.11

|-
|
Sariktala
77

|
5837

|
6196

|
6143

|
69.42

|-
|
Sikdar
Mallik 86

|
6225

|
8669

|
8604

|
69.25
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:PirojpurSadarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Rayerkati Zamindarbari, Kali Mandir.

''History of the War of Liberation'' In 1971 the Pak army raped and brutally killed a woman named Bhagirathi for alleged supply of Pak military information to the freedom fighters. She was tied with a motor cycle to be dragged until death, and her dead body was thrown into the Baleshwari river.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 1 (Baleshwari Kheyaghat).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 351, temple 145, tomb 1, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: 'Pirojpur Jami Mosque, Pirojpur Kalibari, Ramakrishna Math and Mission.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 71.56%; male 69.68%, female 66.40%. Noted educational institutions: Pirojpur Shaheed Suhrawardy Government College, Pirojpur Government Boys' School (1909), Parerhat Rajlakshmi Secondary School (1915), Pirojpur Government High School (1909), Kadamtala Goerge Secondary School (1912), Pirojpur Town Secondary School (1917), Khanakuniari PE Fazil Madrasa (1920).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 9, club 35, theatre stage 1, theatre group 1, women organisation 7, cinema hall 3.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 49.88%, non-agricultural labourer 5.89%, industry 1.54%, commerce 19.05%, transport and communication 3.03%, service 1.87%, construction 0.34%, religious service 9.55%, rent and remittance 0.44% and others 8.40%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 55.87%, landless 44.13%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, sugarcane, pulse, betel leaf, pumpkin, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Aus paddy, sweet potato.

''Main fruits'' Banana, papaya, coconut, water-melon, betel nut, hog-plum.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 50 km, semi-pucca road 40 km, mud road 700 km; waterway 73 nautical miles.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, flour mill, ice factory, saw mill, printing press, bakery, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Blacksmith, weaving, bamboo work, bidi factory.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Pirojpur Bazar, Kadamtala Bazar and Ghoser Hat are notable.

''Main exports'' Banana, coconut, betel leaf, betel nut.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 18.6% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.'

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 82.75%, pond 14.13%, tap 0.29% and others 2.83%.

''Sanitation'' 41.57% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 52.68% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 5.75% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 2, clinic 4, family planning centre 11.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], CARE,[[Proshika| proshika]]. [Shapna Roy]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Pirojpur Sadar Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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