Patuakhali is a district of Bangladesh. Patuakhali is a district of greater Barisal. It is a part of the Barisal Division. It is bounded by the Barisal , Barguna , Bhola district and Bay of Bengal. Patuakhali district consists of 8 Upazilas, 4 Municipalities (Pourashava), 68 Union Parishads and 882 Villages.
List of upazilas in Patuakhali district(পটুয়াখালী জেলার উপজেলা সমূহঃ)
Patuakhali Sadar Upazila (পটুয়াখালী সদর উপজেলা
Galachipa Upazila (গলাচিপা উপজেলা)
Dumki Upazila (ডুমকি উপজেলা)
Mirzaganj Upazila (মির্জাগঞ্জ উপজেলা)
Dasmina Upazila (দশমিনা উপজেলা)
Bauphal Upazila (বাউফল উপজেলা)
Kalapara Upazila (কলাপাড়া উপজেলা)
Rangabali Upazila (রাঙ্গাবালি উপজেলা)
Some useful information of Patuakhali District:
District: Patuakhali
Patuakhali district Established in: 1st January, 1969.
Division: Barisal division
Area : 3220.15 Sq. Km.
Total Cultivable Land : Hectors
Population : 15,57,137
Density: per Sq. Km.
Number of voters: (Approximately)
Number of Village: 882
Number of Union Parishad: 68 (Union Parishad details of Patuakhali district: )
Literacy rate: 65%
Science and technology University: 1 (Patuakhali Science and Technology University)
Textile Engineering College:
Police Training Center:
Govt. College: 2
Non-government college: 32
Law college: 1
Govt. High School: 2
Non-govt. college: 295
Government Primary Schools: 582
Registered Primary Schools: 494
Madrasha: 284 (Senior Madrasha: , Dakhil and Alim Madrasha: ).
Polytechnic Institute: 1
Vocational Institute: 2
PTI: 1 Bank : Municipality(Pourashava) in Patuakhali District: 4 : Patuakhali Pourashava (Patuakhali Municipality), Baufal Pourashava (Baufal Municipality), Kalapara Pourashava (Kalapara Municipality), Galachipa Pourashava (Galachipa Municipality), Patuakhali.
Web Portal: Patuakhali District
Upazila Health Complex: 6
Unin Health Center: 47
Hospital: 4
Family health center: 1
Family Planning Center: 40
Major Crops: Paddy(Rice), potato, Jute, many kinds of lentils (Dal) like mug, khesari, gram, sesame, green chilli(Kacha morich), coriander seed, ground nut, mustard, linseed, betel leaf, sugarcane(Aakh), WaterMelon (Tormuj), many kinds of vegetables.
Major Fruits: Mango (Aam), Jackfruit (Kathal), guava, Banana (Kola), Papaya, coconut, betel nut, plum, lemon, palm etc.
Cinema Hall :
Major Rivers: Lohalia River, Laukathi River, Payra River, Lebukhali River, Andharmanik River, Agunmukha River, Patuakhali River, Tentulia River, Agunmukha River etc.
Government Child Hospital :
Hat / Bazar : 230
Post Office : Patuakhali 8600
Non-government Organization (NGO) :
Mosque (Mosjid) : 3893
Temple (Mandir) : 490
Cyclone Center : 204
Ideal Village: 19
Tourist Place: Kuakata Sea beach, Patuakhali Science and Technology University at Dumki Upazila, Kuakata Rakhain area, Hazraj Yar Uddin Khalifar Majar at Mirzaganj upazila, Kuakata Buddhist Mandir.
Numbers of constituency: 4 (Md. Shahjahan Mia, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Patuakhali-1, (Constituency 111); A.S.M. Feroz, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Patuakhali-2, Constituency 112; Md. Golam Maula Rony, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Patuakhali-3, (Constituency 113); Md. Mahabubur Rahman, Honorable Member of Parliament(MP), Patuakhali-4, (Constituency 114).
Postal code : Patuakhali Sadar post code: 8600, Moukaran post code: 8601, Dumkee post code: 8602, Rahimabad post code: 8603, Subidkhali post code: 8610, Bauphal post code: 8620, Bagabandar post code: 8621, Birpasha post code: 8622, Kalishari post code: 8623, Kalaia post code: 8624, Dashmina post code: 8630, Galachipa post code: 8640, Gazipur Bandar post code: 8641, Khepupara post code: 8650, Mahipur post code: 8651.