Pirojpur
Town & District headquarter in Barisal, Bangladesh
Pirojpur পিরোজপুর | |
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Town & District headquarter | |
22°34′41″N 89°58′05″E / 22.578°N 89.968°E / 22.578; 89.968 | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Barisal |
District | Pirojpur |
Municipality Eshtablished | () |
Area | |
• Total | 29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 60,056 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
Website | pirojpurmunicipality |
Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh.[1] It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Pirojpur district. The town covers an area of 29.50 square kilometres (11.39 sq mi) with a population of 78,057, as of the 2011 census. It also houses Pirojpur Cricket Stadium, which is also used as a helipad for landing important people of Bangladesh
Demographics
Religions in Pirojpur (2011)[2] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Islam | 82.54% | |||
Hinduism | 17.44% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.02% |
At the time of the 2011 census, Pirojpur had 13,646 households and a population of 60,056. 11,515 (19.17%) were under 10 years of age. Pirojpur has a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 77.81%.[2]
References
- ^ পিরোজপুর পৌরসভা সম্পর্কে তথ্য. www.Paurainfo.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Community Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.