Feni Sadar Upazila

Feni Sadar ফেনী সদর
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°1′N 91°23.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Feni
Area
• Total	226.19 km^2 (87.33 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	634,321
• Density	2,800/km^2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3900[2]
Area code	0331[3]
Website	sadar.feni.gov.bd

Feni Sadar (Bengali: ফেনী সদর) is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[4] The district headquarters and all other administrative offices are located here.

Geography

Feni Sadar is located at 23.0167°N 91.3917°E / 23.0167; 91.3917. It has 97,869 households and a total area of 226.19 km^2.

Demographics

Religions in Feni Sadar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.26%
Hinduism			6.64%
Other or not stated			0.10%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Feni Sadar had 97,869 households and a population of 512,646. 113,461 (22.13%) of the inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Feni Sadar had an average literacy rate of 62.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. 156,971 (30.62%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]

Administration

UNO: Md. Nazmul Hasan.[8]

Feni Sadar Upazila is divided into Feni Municipality and 12 union parishads: Baligaon, Chonua, Dholia, Dhormapur, Fazilpur, Forhadnogor, Kalidah, Kazirbag, Lemua, Motobi, Panchgachia, and Sarishadi. The union parishads are subdivided into 134 mauzas and 125 villages.[9]

Feni Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 35 mahallas.[9]

Notable people

• Khawaja Ahmed, member of the 1st Bangladeshi Parliament

See also

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

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "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. 20 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Feni Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Feni (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-246-7.
6. "Community Tables: Feni district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
7. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Feni" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024.
9. "District Statistics 2011: Feni" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.