Parshuram
পরশুরাম | |
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Coordinates: 23°13′N 91°26.5′E / 23.217°N 91.4417°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Feni |
Government | |
• Jatyo songsod | Shirin Akhter |
• Upazila Chairman | Kamal Uddin Mazumdar |
Area | |
• Total | 95.76 km2 (36.97 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 101,062 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( BST) |
Website | Official Map of Parshuram |
Parshuram ( Bengali: পরশুরাম) is an upazila of Feni District [1] in the Division of Chittagong, in southeast Bangladesh.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Parshuram upazila had 20,353 households and a population of 101,062. 24,600 (24.34%) were under 10 years of age. Parshuram had an average literacy rate of 58.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1107 females per 1000 males. 29,691 (29.37%) of the population lived in urban areas. [3] [2]
Parshuram Upazila is divided into Parshuram Municipality and three union parishads: Boxmahmmud, Chitholia, and Mirzanagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 71 villages. [4]
Parshuram Municipality (or Parshuram Paurashava (Bengali: পরশুরাম পৌরসভা), or just Parshuram) is a town and municipality in Feni District. It is the administrative headquarters and urban centre of Parshuram Upazila. The municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas. [4] As of 2021, the municipal mayor is Nizamuddin Chowdhury. [5]