Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila

Comilla Adarsha Sadar
Upazila
Street in Comilla
Coordinates: 23°28′N91°11′E / 23.467°N 91.183°E / 23.467; 91.183
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Comilla
Area
• Total	142.72 km2 (55.10 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	532,419
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)

Comilla Adarsha Sadar is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. ^[1]

Demographics

Religions in Comilla Adarsha Sadar upazila (2011) [2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.36%
Hinduism			6.50%
Other or not stated			0.14%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila had 105,783 households and a population of 532,419. 118,968 (21.54%) were under 10 years of age. Comilla Adarsha Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 971 females per 1000 males. 296,010 (55.60%) lived in urban areas. ^{[3] [2]}

Administration

Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila is divided into Comilla Municipality and eight union parishads: Amratoli, Dakshin Durgapur, Jagannathpur, Kalir Bazar, Panchthubi, Uttar Durgapur, and Comilla Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 196 villages. ^[4]

Comilla Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 49 mahallas. ^[4]

See also

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

References

1. Gawranga Chandra Dhar (2012). "Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
3. "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
4. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.