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'''Pabna Sadar Upazila''' ([[Pabna District|pabna district]])  area 443.90 sq km, located in between 23°53' and 24°05' north latitudes and in between 89°09' and 89°25' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Atgharia Upazila|atgharia]] and [[Ishwardi Upazila|ishwardi]] upazilas on the north, [[Kumarkhali Upazila|kumarkhali]] and [[Pangsha Upazila|pangsha]] upazilas on the south, [[Santhia Upazila|santhia]] and [[Sujanagar Upazila|sujanagar]] upazilas on the east, Ishwardi upazila on the west. The only [[Mental Hospital|mental hospital]] (established in 1957) of Bangladesh is located in the town.
'''Pabna Sadar Upazila''' ([[Pabna District|pabna district]])  area 439.30 sq km, located in between 23°53' and 24°05' north latitudes and in between 89°09' and 89°25' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Atgharia Upazila|atgharia]] and [[Ishwardi Upazila|ishwardi]] upazilas on the north, [[Kumarkhali Upazila|kumarkhali]] and [[Pangsha Upazila|pangsha]] upazilas on the south, [[Santhia Upazila|santhia]] and [[Sujanagar Upazila|sujanagar]] upazilas on the east, Ishwardi upazila on the west. The only [[Mental Hospital|mental hospital]] (established in 1957) of Bangladesh is located in the town.


''Population'' Total 476932; male 247601, female 229331; Muslim 466050, Hindu 10577, Buddhist 204, Christian 67 and others 34.
''Population'' Total 590914; male 296870, female 294044; Muslim 578365, Hindu 12294, Buddhist 27, Christian 221 and others 7.  


''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Padma River|padma]], [[Ichamati River|ichamati]].
''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Padma River|padma]], [[Ichamati River|ichamati]].
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| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
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| 1 || 10 || 243 || 291 || 144442 || 446472 || 1345 || 76.2 || 43.0
1
 
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10
 
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259
 
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284
 
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159977
 
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316955
 
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476932
 
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67.1
 
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38.2
 
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Literacy rate (%)
Literacy rate (%)
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27.23
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15
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42
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116305
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4271
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73.4
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{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" |Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|-
|  
| 27.27 || 15 || 46 || 144442 || 5297 || 76.2
18.46
 
|  
12
 
|  
43672
 
|  
2367
 
|  
50.0
 
|}
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
| colspan="5" | Union
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| Male || Female
| Male || Female
|-
|-
|  
| Ataikola 16 || 9002 || 22117  || 21682 || 38.8
Ataikola
16
 
|  
8458
 
|  
18501
 
|  
16709
 
|  
46.00
 
|-
|-
|  
| Gayeshpur 51 || 7935 || 20272  || 19305 || 45.8
Gayeshpur
51
 
|  
7725
 
|  
17577
 
|  
15578
 
|  
37.72
 
|-
|-
|  
| Char Tarapur 25 || 7190 || 14727  || 15041 || 38.1
Char
Tarapur 25
 
|  
7456
 
|  
12896
 
|  
12038
 
|  
31.94
 
|-
|-
|  
| Dapunia 34 || 8277 || 17849  || 18173 || 46.6
Dapunia
34
 
|  
7869
 
|  
14745
 
|  
14047
 
|  
42.01
 
|-
|-
|  
| Dogachhi 43 || 14604 || 41557  || 42458 || 45.1
Dogachhi
43
 
|  
14229
 
|  
33382
 
|  
31427
 
|  
42.49
 
|-
|-
|  
| Bharara 17 || 20292 || 25388  || 26478 || 34.5
Bharara
17
 
|  
20182
 
|  
23643
 
|  
21613
 
|  
28.87
 
|-
|-
|  
| Malanchi 69 || 6482 || 15597  || 15423 || 49.1
Malanchi
69
 
|  
5836
 
|  
12886
 
|  
12006
 
|  
41.96
 
|-
|-
|  
| Maligachha 77 || 7070 || 21809  || 22240 || 45.8
Maligachha
77
 
|  
7097
 
|  
18153
 
|  
17296
 
|  
44.20
 
|-
|-
|  
| Sadullahpur 94 || 8286 || 16004  || 15792 || 34.7
Sadullahpur
94
 
|  
7756
 
|  
14270
 
|  
13204
 
|  
29.87
 
|-
|-
|  
| Hemayetpur 60 || 12687 || 27511  || 27049 || 48.1
Hemayetpur
60
 
|  
16732
 
|  
20882
 
|  
19774
 
|  
46.94
 
|}
|}


''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


[[Image:PabnaSadarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
[[Image:PabnaSadarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Three domed mosque at Bharara (1176 AH), 'Jor Bangla' Mandir at Raghabpur (eighteenth century), Tarash Bhaban (revenue office of Zamindar Roy Bahadur Banamali), Shitlai Bhaban (homestead of Zamindar Yogendranath Maitra), Zamindar Bari at Dhulai, District Judge Court Building (1884).
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Three domed mosque at Bharara (1176 AH), 'Jor Bangla' Mandir at Raghabpur (eighteenth century), Tarash Bhaban (revenue office of Zamindar Roy Bahadur Banamali), Shitlai Bhaban (homestead of Zamindar Yogendranath Maitra), Zamindar Bari at Dhulai, District Judge Court Building (1884).


''History of the War of Liberation'' On 29 March 1971 an encounter was held between the freedom fighters and the Pak army at the Telephone Exchange Compound in which 22 Pak soldiers were killed.
''War of Liberation'' Freedom fighters had an encounter with the Pak army on 29 March 1971 at the Telephone Exchange Compound of Pabna Sadar upazila in which 22 Pakistani soldiers were killed. There is a mass grave in the upazila; the Central Shaheed Minar was built at Gopalpur and a memorial monument (Durjoy Pabna) was also built.


''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 1 (Central Shaheed Minar at Gopalpur); memorial monument 1' (Durjoy Pabna).
For details: see পাবনা সদর উপজেলা, ''বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ'' (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৬।


''Religious institutions'' Mosque 609, temple 120, church 1, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Bharara Mosque, Jor Bangla' Mandir at Raghabpur, Satsangha Ashrama at Hemayetpur.
''Religious institutions'' Mosque 609, temple 120, church 1, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Bharara Mosque, Jor Bangla' Mandir at Raghabpur, Satsangha Ashrama at Hemayetpur.


''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 48.2%; male 49.8%, female 46.6%. Educational institutions: college 15, secondary school 60, primary school 214, madrasa 37, orphanage 8. Noted educational institutions: Pabna Edward College (1898), Govt. Shaheed Bulbul College, Government Mohila College, Pabna Zila School (1853), Krishnapur Government Girls' High School (1903), GC Institution (1894), RM Academy (1899), Government Girl's High School (1925), Pabna Polytechnic Institute (1891), Radhanagar Majumdar Academy (1899), Central Girls' High School (1926), Jubilee High School (1936), Town Girls' High School (1903), Selim Nazir High School (1924), Pabna Aliya Madrasa (1925).
''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 51.4%; male 51.7%, female 51.2%. Educational institutions: college 15, secondary school 60, primary school 214, madrasa 37, orphanage 8. Noted educational institutions: Pabna Edward College (1898), Govt. Shaheed Bulbul College, Government Mohila College, Pabna Zila School (1853), Krishnapur Government Girls' High School (1903), GC Institution (1894), RM Academy (1899), Government Girl's High School (1925), Pabna Polytechnic Institute (1891), Radhanagar Majumdar Academy (1899), Central Girls' High School (1926), Jubilee High School (1936), Town Girls' High School (1903), Selim Nazir High School (1924), Pabna Aliya Madrasa (1925).


''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Uddag Bidhayani (1863); weekly: Pabna Darpan (1864), Bartabaha (1882), Bramar (1882-83), Usha (1882), Jostna (1900), Pabna-Bagura Hitoishi (1902), Suraj (1919), Rawshan Hedayet (1924), Shahshata Sangbad, Tarjamanul Hadith (1949), Manasi (1950), Pak Hitoishi, Amader Desh (1958), Pabna (1967), Prabaha (1968), Mehanati Kantha (1972); monthly: Arati (1924).
''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Uddag Bidhayani (1863); weekly: Pabna Darpan (1864), Bartabaha (1882), Bramar (1882-83), Usha (1882), Jostna (1900), Pabna-Bagura Hitoishi (1902), Suraj (1919), Rawshan Hedayet (1924), Shahshata Sangbad, Tarjamanul Hadith (1949), Manasi (1950), Pak Hitoishi, Amader Desh (1958), Pabna (1967), Prabaha (1968), Mehanati Kantha (1972); monthly: Arati (1924).
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''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 76, dairy 107, poultry 289, nursery 270, hatchery 1.
''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 76, dairy 107, poultry 289, nursery 270, hatchery 1.


''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 270' km, semi-pucca road 30 km, mud road 240 km; waterway 65 nautical miles.
''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 341  km, semi-pucca road 43 km, mud road 1211 km; waterway 47 km.


''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.
''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.
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''Main exports''  Hosiery goods, cotton, cotton fabrics''', '''paddy, pulse, vegetables.
''Main exports''  Hosiery goods, cotton, cotton fabrics''', '''paddy, pulse, vegetables.


''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 37.33% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 73.4% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.  


''Natural resources''  Sand, Coal have been found in this upazila.
''Natural resources''  Sand, Coal have been found in this upazila.


''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.03%, tap 2.07%, pond 0.19% and others 4.71%.
''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.9%, tap 3.7% and others 2.4%.


''Sanitation'' 38.47% (rural 25.46% and urban 65.13%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 49.36% (rural 58.45% and urban 30.75%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 12.17% of households do not have latrine facilities.
''Sanitation'' 71.4% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 25.9% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 2.7% of households do not have latrine facilities.


''Health centres'' Mental hospital 1, hospital 5, upazila health complex 1, health and family planning centre 10, TB hospital 1, diabetic hospital 1, eye hospital 1, community hospital 1, maternity and child welfare centre 1, clinic 28, community clinic 24, school health centre 1, municipal health centre 1, family planning centre 1, satellite clinic 11.
''Health centres'' Mental hospital 1, hospital 5, upazila health complex 1, health and family planning centre 10, TB hospital 1, diabetic hospital 1, eye hospital 1, community hospital 1, maternity and child welfare centre 1, clinic 28, community clinic 24, school health centre 1, municipal health centre 1, family planning centre 1, satellite clinic 11.
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''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[Asa|asa]], [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]].  [Md. Habibullah]
''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[Asa|asa]], [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]].  [Md. Habibullah]


'''References'''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Pabna Sadar Upazila 2007.
'''References'''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Pabna Sadar Upazila 2007.


[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

Latest revision as of 16:03, 24 October 2023

Pabna Sadar Upazila (pabna district) area 439.30 sq km, located in between 23°53' and 24°05' north latitudes and in between 89°09' and 89°25' east longitudes. It is bounded by atgharia and ishwardi upazilas on the north, kumarkhali and pangsha upazilas on the south, santhia and sujanagar upazilas on the east, Ishwardi upazila on the west. The only mental hospital (established in 1957) of Bangladesh is located in the town.

Population Total 590914; male 296870, female 294044; Muslim 578365, Hindu 12294, Buddhist 27, Christian 221 and others 7.

Water bodies Main rivers: padma, ichamati.

Administration Pabna Thana was formed in 1872 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Upazila
Municipality Union Mouza Village Population Density (per sq km) Literacy rate (%)
Urban Rural Urban Rural
1 10 243 291 144442 446472 1345 76.2 43.0
Municipality

Area (sq km)

Ward

Mahalla

Population

Density (per sq km)

Literacy rate (%)

27.27 15 46 144442 5297 76.2
Union
Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female
Ataikola 16 9002 22117 21682 38.8
Gayeshpur 51 7935 20272 19305 45.8
Char Tarapur 25 7190 14727 15041 38.1
Dapunia 34 8277 17849 18173 46.6
Dogachhi 43 14604 41557 42458 45.1
Bharara 17 20292 25388 26478 34.5
Malanchi 69 6482 15597 15423 49.1
Maligachha 77 7070 21809 22240 45.8
Sadullahpur 94 8286 16004 15792 34.7
Hemayetpur 60 12687 27511 27049 48.1

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Three domed mosque at Bharara (1176 AH), 'Jor Bangla' Mandir at Raghabpur (eighteenth century), Tarash Bhaban (revenue office of Zamindar Roy Bahadur Banamali), Shitlai Bhaban (homestead of Zamindar Yogendranath Maitra), Zamindar Bari at Dhulai, District Judge Court Building (1884).

War of Liberation Freedom fighters had an encounter with the Pak army on 29 March 1971 at the Telephone Exchange Compound of Pabna Sadar upazila in which 22 Pakistani soldiers were killed. There is a mass grave in the upazila; the Central Shaheed Minar was built at Gopalpur and a memorial monument (Durjoy Pabna) was also built.

For details: see পাবনা সদর উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৬।

Religious institutions Mosque 609, temple 120, church 1, sacred place 1. Noted religious institutions: Bharara Mosque, Jor Bangla' Mandir at Raghabpur, Satsangha Ashrama at Hemayetpur.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 51.4%; male 51.7%, female 51.2%. Educational institutions: college 15, secondary school 60, primary school 214, madrasa 37, orphanage 8. Noted educational institutions: Pabna Edward College (1898), Govt. Shaheed Bulbul College, Government Mohila College, Pabna Zila School (1853), Krishnapur Government Girls' High School (1903), GC Institution (1894), RM Academy (1899), Government Girl's High School (1925), Pabna Polytechnic Institute (1891), Radhanagar Majumdar Academy (1899), Central Girls' High School (1926), Jubilee High School (1936), Town Girls' High School (1903), Selim Nazir High School (1924), Pabna Aliya Madrasa (1925).

Newspapers and periodicals Daily: Uddag Bidhayani (1863); weekly: Pabna Darpan (1864), Bartabaha (1882), Bramar (1882-83), Usha (1882), Jostna (1900), Pabna-Bagura Hitoishi (1902), Suraj (1919), Rawshan Hedayet (1924), Shahshata Sangbad, Tarjamanul Hadith (1949), Manasi (1950), Pak Hitoishi, Amader Desh (1958), Pabna (1967), Prabaha (1968), Mehanati Kantha (1972); monthly: Arati (1924).

Cultural organisations Library 6, club 81, literary organisation 32, cinema hall 5, theatre stage 1, theatre group 13, community centre 1, shilpakala academy 1, women society 84.

Main sources of income Agriculture 38.77%, non-agricultural labourer 6.04%, industry 5.49%, commerce 17.17%, transport and communication 6.96%, service 10.61%, construction 3%, religious service 0.15%, rent and remittance 1.09% and others 10.72%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 44.68%, landless 55.32%; agricultural landowner: urban 32.27% and rural 50.74%.'

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, sugarcane, mustard, pulse, mulberry tree, chilli, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Barley, china, kaun, bhura.

Main fruits Mango, banana, litchi, papaya, lemon.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 76, dairy 107, poultry 289, nursery 270, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities Pucca road 341 km, semi-pucca road 43 km, mud road 1211 km; waterway 47 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Oil mill, flour mill, rubber mill, cotton mill, textile mill, hosiery mill, pharmaceutical factory, biscuit factory, homeopath laboratory, weaving factory,

Cottage industries Weaving, cane work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 21, fairs 3, most noted of which are Ataikola Bazar, Dogachhi Bazar, Hemayetpur Bazar, Sadullahpur Bazar, Hajirhat Bazar, Tebunia Bazar, Kashipur Bazar, Dubalia Bazar and Shree Shree Thakur Anukul Chandra Jannmouttosab (birth anniversary) Mela at Hemayetpur.

Main exports Hosiery goods, cotton, cotton fabrics, paddy, pulse, vegetables.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 73.4% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Natural resources Sand, Coal have been found in this upazila.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 93.9%, tap 3.7% and others 2.4%.

Sanitation 71.4% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 25.9% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 2.7% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Mental hospital 1, hospital 5, upazila health complex 1, health and family planning centre 10, TB hospital 1, diabetic hospital 1, eye hospital 1, community hospital 1, maternity and child welfare centre 1, clinic 28, community clinic 24, school health centre 1, municipal health centre 1, family planning centre 1, satellite clinic 11.

Natural disasters Many people were victims of the famines of 1897, 1898, 1943' and 1974. Besides, the earthquakes of 1885 and 1897 caused heavy damages to settlements and other properties of the upazila. '

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, thengamara mahila sabuj sangha. [Md. Habibullah]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Pabna Sadar Upazila 2007.