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Faridpur ফরিদপুর
Upazila
Coordinates: 24°9.5′N 89°27.2′E / 24.1583°N 89.4533°E / 24.1583; 89.4533
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Pabna
Area
• Total	137.67 km (53.15 sq mi)
Population
• Total	140,399
• Density	1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6650
Website	Official Map of Faridpur

Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Faridpur is located at 24°09′30″N 89°27′10″E / 24.1583°N 89.4528°E / 24.1583; 89.4528.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.

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.

Administration

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.

Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
2. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
3. "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.
4. Md. Habibullah (2012), "Faridpur 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: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
6. "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

v t e Pabna District
Upazilas/thanas	Atgharia Bera Bhangura Chatmohar Faridpur Ishwardi Pabna Sadar Santhia Sujanagar

v t e Upazilas of the Rajshahi Division
Headquarters: Rajshahi
Bogra District	Adamdighi Bogra Dhunat Dhupchanchia Gabtali Kahaloo Nandigram Sariakandi Sahajanpur Sherpur Shibganj Sonatala
Joypurhat District	Akkelpur Joypurhat Kalai Khetlal Panchbibi
Naogaon District	Atrai Badalgachhi Dhamoirhat Manda Mohadevpur Naogaon Niamatpur Patnitala Porsha Raninagar Sapaphar
Natore District	Bagatipara Baraigram Gurudaspur Lalpur Natore Singra
Nawabganj District	Bholahat Gomastapur Nachole Nawabganj Shibganj
Pabna District	Atgharia Bera Bhangura Chatmohar Faridpur Ishwardi Pabna Santhia Sujanagar
Rajshahi District	Bagha Bagmara Charghat Durgapur Godagari Mohanpur Paba Puthia Tanore
Sirajganj District	Belkuchi Chauhali Kamarkhanda Kazipur Raiganj Shahjadpur Sirajganj Tarash Ullahpara

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