Bhandaria Upazila

Bhandaria (ভাণ্ডারিয়া) is an upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography
Bhandaria is located at 22.4889°N, 90.0733°W. It has 27,969 households and a total area of 163.56 km2.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhandaria Upazila had 34,338 households and a population of 148,159. 34,318 (23.16%) were under 10 years of age. Bhandaria has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 25,260 (17.05%) lived in urban areas.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhandaria had a population of 145,233. Males constituted 50.34% of the population, and females 49.66%. The population aged 18 or over was 74,509. Bhandaria had an average literacy rate of 51.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration
Bhandaria Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Bhandaria, Bhitabaria, Dhaoa, Gouripur, Ikri, Nudmulla, and Telikhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 37 mauzas and 45 villages.

Notable people

 * Ayub Ali (1919–1995), Islamic scholar and educationist
 * Aboul Bashar Khan (born 1960), American politician