Indurkani Upazila

Indurkani Upazila
Upazila
Indurkani Upazila
Coordinates: 22°28′50″N89°57′37″E / 22.4805°N 89.9604°E / 22.4805; 89.9604
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Pirojpur District
Area
• Total	94.59 km2 (36.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [1]
• Total	85,454
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	8502 [2]

Indurkani, also known as Zianagar, is an upazila, or sub-district, of the Pirojpur District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh. ^{[3] [4]}

History

On 28 July 1980, President Ziaur Rahman turned Indurkani river police station into a full police station. On 21 April 2002, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia renamed Indurkani into Zianagar Upazila. On 9 January 2017, the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reform led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renamed Zianagar Upazila back to Indurkani Upazila. ^{[5] [6]}

Administration

UNO: Md. Abu Bakker Siddique. ^[7]

Indurkani Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Indurkani Shadar, Chandipur, Balipara, Parerhat, and Pattashi. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 48 villages. ^[8]

Demographics

Religions in Indurkani Upazila (2022) [9]
Religion			Percent
Islam			92.73%
Hinduism			7.26%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Indurkani Upazila had 17,199 households and a population of 77,217. 18,847 (24.41%) were under 10 years of age. Indurkani has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males. 6,069 (7.86%) lived in urban areas. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. Population and Housing Census 2022 - National Report (PDF). Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 395. 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. "upazila List". Bangladesh National Portal.
4. "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Ministry of Public Administration. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
5. "Zianagar upazila becomes Indurkani again". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
6. "Zia Nagar now Indurkani upazila again". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
7. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
9. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pirojpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN   978-984-475-260-3.
10. "Community Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
11. "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census-2011, Zila Report: Pirojpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-14.