About Bhola District

Geography of Bhola

Bhola (Town) consists of 9 wards and 17 mahallas. It has an area of 12.16 sq km. The town has a population of 39964; male 52.39%, female 47.61%. The literacy rate among the town people is 63.9%. Bhola Municipal town was established in 1920. The town has four dakbungalows.
Administration Bhola sub-division was established under Noakhali district in 1845. At that time its administration centre was at Amania of Daulatkhan. The sub-division was included in Barisal district in 1869. The sub-division was then consisted of Daulatkhan and Burhanuddin Hat Thanas and three outposts such as Taltali, Gazipur and Tazumuddin. The sub-divisional head quarters was shifted from Daulatkhan to Bhola in 1876. It was elevated to a district on 1 February 1984. The district now consists of 7 upazilas, 60 union parishads, 409 mouzas, 460 villages, 5 municipalities, 45 wards and 62 mahallas.
Bhola district comprises of the following upazilas:1. Bhola Sadar Upazila, 2. Burhanuddin Upazila, 3. Char Fasson Upazila, 4. Daulatkhan Upazila, 5. Lalmohan Upazila, 6. Manpura Upazila, 7. Tazumuddin Upazila.

Religion in Bhola District

The district of Bhola consists mosques, temples, Buddhist temples and churches.

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Restaurant of Bhola

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