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Pirojpur পিরোজপুর | |
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Coordinates: 22°34′41″N89°58′05″E / 22.578°N 89.968°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
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.
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]
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