Bhola Sadar () is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Bhola Sadar is located at . It has a total area of . Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhola Sadar Upazila had 88,068 households and a population of 430,520, 20.3% of whom lived in urban areas. 11.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 45.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%. Administration 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. Notable residents Tofael Ahmed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for constituency Bakerganj-1 from 1973 to 1975, for Bhola-2 from 1986 to 1988, for Bhola-1 from 1991 to 1996, and for Bhola-2 again from 1996 to 2001 and 2009 until 2014, has been MP for constituency Bhola-1 again since 2014. Andaleeve Rahman Partho was Member of Parliament for constituency Bhola-1 from 2009 to 2014. Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree, Islamic scholar, was born in Bhola. See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh References Upazilas of Bhola District