Faridpur Sadar Upazila

Faridpur Sadar ফরিদপুর সদর
Upazila
Muslim Mission Jame Masjid, Faridpur
Coordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Faridpur
Government
• Present MP (2009-2018)	Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain
• Previous MP	Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf
Area
• Total	412.86 km^2 (159.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	567,657
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	7800[2]
Area code	0631[3]
Website	Official Map of Faridpur Sadar

Faridpur Sadar Upazila (Bengali: ফরিদপুর সদর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[4] It contains Faridpur city near the banks of the Padma River.

One of 18 registered red-light districts in Bangladesh is located in Faridpur. About 800 women and girls live and work there.^[5]

Geography

Faridpur Sadar is located at 23.5958°N 89.8306°E / 23.5958; 89.8306. It has 103,535 households and total area 412.86 km².

Demographics

Religions in Faridpur Sadar Upazila (2022)[6]
Religion			Percent
Islam			90.57%
Hinduism			9.25%
Other or not stated			0.18%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Faridpur Sadar upazila had 103,535 households and a population of 469,410. 98,376 (20.96%) were under 10 years of age. Faridpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 55.85%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 991 females per 1000 males. 122,425 (26.08%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[7][8]

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%.^[9]

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.^[10]

Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 41 mahallas.^[10]

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.^[11]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. 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.
5. Hagler-Geard, Tiffany (3 January 2012). "I am "Chowkri"- Inside Bangladesh's Biggest Brothel". ABC News. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
6. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Faridpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-265-8.
7. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
9. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
10. "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
11. 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.