Official Name: | Faridpur |
Native Name: | ফরিদপুর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 24°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Rajshahi |
Subdivision Name2: | Pabna |
Area Total Km2: | 137.67 |
Population Total: | 130335 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Faridpur |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Faridpur is located at 24.1583°N 89.4528°W.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Faridpur Upazila had 30,845 households and a population of 130,335. 30,475 (23.38%) were under 10 years of age. Faridpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 14,010 (10.75%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur has a population of 111,464. Males constitute 51.44% of the population, and females 48.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,699. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 26.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Faridpur Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and six union parishads: Banwarinagar, Brilahiribari, Demra, Faridpur, Hadal, and Pungali. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 87 villages.[1]
Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[1]