Bhola Sadar Upazila

Bhola Sadar is located at {{coord|22.6903|N|90.6525|E|}}. It has a total area of {{convert|413.16|km2|abbr=on}}. It is bounded by Mehendiganj, Hizla and Lakshmipur Sadar upazilas on the north, Bauphal and Burhanuddin upazilas on the south, Daulatkhan upazila on the east, Barisal sadar, Mehendiganj and Bakerganj upazilas on the west.

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|1981 |284

|1991 |352

|2001 |408

|2011 |431

|2022 |445

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{{bar percent|Islam|green|96.90}}

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bhola Sadar Upazila had 88,068 households and a population of 430,520. 115,195 (26.76%) were under 10 years of age. Bhola Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 87,243 (20.26%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series) |url=https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/47856ad0-7e1c-4aab-bd78-892733bc06eb/- |website= |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

Bhola Thana was formed in 1842 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 February, 1984.

Bhola Sadar Upazila is divided into Bhola Municipality and 13 union parishads: Alinagor, Bapta, Charshamya, Dakshin Digholdi, Dhania, Ilisha, Kachia, Paschim Ilisa, Razapur, Shibpur, Uttar Digholdi, Vheduria, and Vhelumia. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 108 villages.

Bhola Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

• Mohammad Mozammel Haq (1883–1976), poet and politician
• Tofail Ahmed, Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Bakerganj-1 from 1973 to 1975,{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-1st-parliament-members |title=List of 1st Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament}} for Bhola-2 from 1986 to 1988,{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-3rd-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament}} for Bhola-1 from 1991 to 1996,{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-5th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 5th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament}} and for Bhola-2 again from 1996 to 2001 and 2009 until 2014,{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 7th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 9th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament}} MP for constituency Bhola-1 again{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2051 |title=Constituency 115_10th_En |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}
• Andaleeve Rahman Partho, Member of Parliament for constituency Bhola-1 from 2009 to 2014.
• Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree, Islamic scholar{{cite web |url=https://www.kamaluddinzafree.com/biography/ |title=Biography |website=Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree}}

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Administrative geography of Bangladesh

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{{Upazilas of Barisal Division}}

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Category:Upazilas of Bhola District

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