Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila

Comilla Adarsha Sadar কুমিল্লা আদর্শ সদর
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
•  Upazila	142.72 km2 (55.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [1]
•  Upazila	671,865
• Density	4,707.6/km2 (12,193/sq mi)
•  Urban	283,429
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3500 [2]
Area code	081 [3]
Website	comillasadar.comilla.gov.bd

Comilla Adarsha Sadar is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. ^[4]

Demographics

Religions in Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila (2022) ^[5]

Religion			Percent
Islam			96.86%
Hinduism			3.07%
Other or not stated			0.07%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Adarsha Sadar Upazila had 85,974 households and a population of 388,436. 9.86% of the population were under 5 years of age. Adarsha Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 81.07%: 81.91% for males and 80.27% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.44 males for every 100 females. 28,288 (7.28%) lived in urban areas. ^[5]

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila had 105,783 households and a population of 532,419. 118,968 (21.54%) were under 10 years of age. Cumilla 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. ^{[6] [7]}

Administration

Cumilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila is divided into Cumilla Municipality and eight union parishads: Amratoli, Uttar Durgapur, Dakshin Durgapur, Jagannathpur, Kalir Bazar, Panchthubi and Cumilla Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 196 villages. ^[8]

Cumilla Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 49 mahallas. ^[8]

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. pp. 386, 396. 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. 20 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. 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.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN   978-984-475-259-7.
6. "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
7. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.