Bhandaria Upazila


Bhandaria is an Upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhandaria is located at . It has 27,969 households and a total area of 163.56 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhandaria had a population of 145,233. Males constituted 50.34% of the population, and females 49.66%. The population aged 18 or over was 74,509. Bhandaria had an average literacy rate of 51.9%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Bhandaria has 7 Unions/Wards, grouping 37 Mauzas/Mahallas and 37 villages :
  1. Bhandaria
  2. Ikri
  3. Telikhali
  4. Dhawa
  5. Gouripur
  6. Nadmulla
  7. Bhitabaria