# Patuakhali District, Barishal Division – Upazilas & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/

District · Barishal Division 

# Patuakhali District

Patuakhali District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Barishal Division. It had an estimated **1,548,309 people** in 2022 on 3,125 km² (about 495 per km²). It is divided into 8 upazilas. 911 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 411 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,548,309people (2022)
- 3,125km²
- 8upazilas
- 411mapped services

## How many people live in Patuakhali District?

Patuakhali District had an estimated **1,548,309 people** in 2022 — 19.1% of Barishal Division, 43rd of 64 districts. There are 1,102 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Barishal Division figure of 1,097). Spread over 3,125 km², that is about **495 people per km²**, 59th of 64 districts.

26.7% of people are children under 15 and 8.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 30 across Barishal Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 55 children and older people.

0–4 ****131,829**

5–9 ****140,849**

10–14 ****141,131**

15–19 ****113,755**

20–24 ****111,455**

25–29 ****119,151**

30–34 ****119,891**

35–39 ****110,724**

40–44 ****96,995**

45–49 ****94,862**

50–54 ****88,238**

55–59 ****76,468**

60–64 ****66,553**

65–69 ****51,837**

70–74 ****37,579**

75–79 ****24,250**

80+ ****22,742**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Patuakhali District?

Patuakhali District lies in [Barishal Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 3 other districts: [Barguna District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/barguna/), [Barishal District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/barishal/) and [Bhola District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/bhola/). By area it is the 15th largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 24.6% of [Barishal Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/). The centre of Patuakhali District is about 172 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. It is about 60 km from Barishal, the main town of Barishal Division. The centre point is at 22.1652° N, 90.4073° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Patuakhali District

OpenStreetMap lists 12 named sights in Patuakhali District: 3 castles and forts; 2 memorials; 2 monuments; 2 attractions; 2 nature reserves; 1 beach.

- Char Ganga Matir Kella · castle or fort
- Jamal Majhi Matir Kella · castle or fort
- Nich Kata Sheikh Mujib Matir Kella · castle or fort
- Kuakata National Park · nature reserve
- Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary · nature reserve
- Kuakata Sea Beach · beach
- Kuakata Sea Beach · attraction
- Redlight district · attraction
- Central Monument Patuakhali · monument
- Joy Bangla · monument
- Shadhinata Smriti Stombho · memorial
- Shahid Minar · memorial

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Patuakhali District

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Barisal Airport (BZL) · Barisal72 km
- Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) · Chattogram (Chittagong)145 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Dec (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:17).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Upazilas of Patuakhali District

Upazila Area km² Localities Services 

[Bauphal Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/bauphal/) 488 144 34 

[Dashmina Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/dashmina/) 301 80 40 

[Dumki Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/dumki/) 94 31 31 

[Galachipa Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/galachipa/) 528 129 10 

[Kalapara Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/kalapara/) 491 220 99 

[Mirzaganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/mirzaganj/) 176 78 31 

[Patuakhali Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/patuakhali-sadar/) 366 169 103 

[Rangabali Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/barishal/patuakhali/rangabali/) 680 106 63 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Patuakhali District

Open gazetteers list **911 villages, towns and localities** in Patuakhali District. The largest with a recorded population: Patuakhali (65,000), Uttar Char Lakshmi (1,420), West Hetālia (1,000) and East Hetālia (1,000). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 13 m above sea level (median 8 m).

- Adampur
- Aiampāra
- Aitha Pukuria
- Akhibāria
- Akketpur
- Aliganj
- Alipur
- Amarkhāli
- Amirābād
- Amkhola
- Amkholāpāra
- Amlibaria
- Amlibāria
- Amtalipāra
- Anantapāra
- Andud
- Andārmānik
- Anipāra
- Aratāppur
- Arazi Nol Doani
- Arejbagi
- Arāmganj
- Arāzi Gerākhāli
- Ashaparia
- Asālātkhānpāra
- Auliapur
- Ayla
- Aynābāz
- Azimpur
- Azimuddinpāra
- Badarpur
- Badhyapāra
- Badura New Char
- Baga
- Bagir Char
- Bagura
- Bahalgachhia
- Baher Char
- Bahermauza
- Baidyapāra
- Baidyapāsa
- Bainbunia
- Bajnagur
- Bakhlapāra
- Bakla Tāterkati
- Bakulbaria
- Bakulbāria
- Balaibunia
- Balaikāti
- Balaitari
- Balipāra
- Ballabh
- Ballabhpur
- Bamahikati
- Banpāria akuioaria
- Bansbania
- Bansbāria Dariābād
- Bara
- Bara Bighai
- Bara Bighā
- Bara Bāishdia
- Bara Char Kājal
- Bara Chhāilābunia
- Bara Dālimia
- Bara Gābua
- Bara Sibār Char
- Barahārpāra
- Barakutia
- Barapāra
- Basanda
- Batkājal
- Baultali
- Bauphal
- Betkātāpāra
- Betmor
- Betādl
- Betādl Kaunbalibh
- Betāgi
- Bhajna
- Bhajna Jaur
- Bhajna Kismat
- Bhajna Mandharkhāl
- Bhayla
- Bhayāng
- Bheduria
- Bhejna
- Bhikākhāli
- Bholāisinha Char
- Bhuria
- Bhuyān Kānda
- Bhādāi Char
- Bhānara
- Bhāngāra
- Bhāserāb
- Bhāyala
- Bibir Hāola
- Bilallās
- Bilbilas
- Bilbilās
- Binām Kātādia
- Bipinpur
- Birpāsa
- Birpāsha
- Botalbania
- Botālbania
- Boultalipāra
- Boālia
- Bābel
- Bādua
- Bādura
- Bādurtali
- Bāhar Char
- Bāher Char
- Bāhir Gazalia
- Bāhārāmpur
- Bāilabunia
- Bāintala
- Bājita
- Bāliātali
- Bānsbania
- Bānsbāria
- Bānājorā
- Bānātipāra
- Bārā Baliātali
- Bārā Gopāldi
- Bāsudebpāsa
- Bātiahoro
- Bātāmāra
- Bāuphal
- Bāuria Chāriāna
- Bāzemohal
- Bāzesandwip
- Bāzārghona
- Bāzārghond
- Chairkhāli
- Chait
- Chaita
- Chakamaiya
- Chandipura
- Chandrapāra
- Chandri Majhi
- Chandrābād
- Chandrāiler Char
- Char Agasti
- Char Amkhola
- Char Bagala
- Char Bayra
- Char Bhapendra
- Char Bhāripāsa
- Char Biswās
- Char Blāndi
- Char Bostin
- Char Bāliatāli
- Char Chāndkāti
- Char Chāpli
- Char Dhandhania
- Char Dhulasher
- Char Ganga
- Char Gonga
- Char Guābāria
- Char Hālim
- Char Hāre
- Char Hāsnābād
- Char Jainkati
- Char Jamuna
- Char Kachhpia
- Char Kajal
- Char Kaowria
- Char Kapālbera
- Char Kayna
- Char Kānda
- Char Kāyna
- Char Mahiruddin
- Char Maisadi
- Char Mantaz
- Char Mārgāret
- Char Nazir
- Char Prasad
- Char Samiruddin
- Char Suresh
- Char Sāimon
- Char Tāterkāti
- Char Ālgi
- Charkhāli
- Chatra
- Chauha
- Chawdhuripāra
- Chenguria
- Chhailabānia
- Chhallābania
- Chhankhola
- Chhatianpara
- Chhatrakānda
- Chhaybissya Tāterkāti
- Chhitka
- Chhituokhali
- Chhota Arāiha
- Chhota Auliāpur
- Chhota Bighāi
- Chhota Bāisdia
- Chhota Bāishdia
- Chhota Bāliātali
- Chhota Chhāilābunia
- Chhota Dalima
- Chhota Gābua
- Chhota Panchnambar
- Chhota Sibār Char
- Chhāilābunia
- Chhātiānpāra
- Chiknikandi
- Chiknikāndi
- Chingaria
- Chinguria
- Chinābunia
- Chitalia
- Chomta
- Choradonia
- Chungapasha
- Chungār Char
- Chālitabunia
- Chālitābania
- Chālitābunia
- Chālitāburia
- Chāndkhali
- Chāndkāti
- Chāndpur
- Chāndpāl
- Chāndpāra
- Chāndupāra
- Chārabania
- Chāripāra
- Chātiakhāli
- Cninguria
- Dabar Betāgi
- Dakshin Bighai
- Dakshin Char Biswas
- Dakshin Char Kājal
- Dakshin Char Lakshmi
- Dakshin Char Mantāj
- Dakshin Charpāra
- Dakshin Dāspāra
- Dakshin Kāzir Hāola
- Dakshin Maminpur
- Dakshin Phulkhali
- Dakshin Phulkhāli
- Dakshin Subidkhāli
- Dakshin Tiakhali
- Dakshin Titkata
- Dakshin Tiākhāli
- Dakshin Tunglbāria
- Dakshin Ādāmpura
- Dakua
- Dari Baher Char
- Dari Bāher Char
- Daritāluk Maukaran
- Dariābad
- Dariābād
- Dariāpur
- Dashmina
- Dasmina
- Daspara
- Debir Char
- Debpur
- Degree
- Delbaria
- Deopāsa
- Deor Bāliātali
- Deulia
- Deur Amkhātāpāra
- Deāra Kachua
- Dhankhali
- Dhanmanikya Chatra
- Dharmmapura
- Dheukhāli
- Dhulia
- Dhulāsar
- Dhāndi
- Dhānkhāli
- Dhāurabhānga
- Dibuapura
- Dietāi Nhibi Taluk
- Dofalākhāli
- Dofāsipāra
- Dohaichāndpāra
- Donkupara
- Doulatpur
- Dumki
- Dumki Sātāni
- Durgapur
- Duāni Patuākhali
- Dwipāsa
- Dākhin Chhānkhola
- Dākshin Shaula
- Dākua
- Dākurbania
- Dālbuganj
- Dāspāra
- East Chāndkhali
- East Hetālia
- East Jainkāt
- East Āuliapur
- Elempur
- Faridganj
- Fatehpur
- Fāzilpur
- Gabua Kismat
- Gachhāni
- Gaiyapāra
- Gaiyātala
- Galachipa
- Galāchipa
- Gamarbunia
- Gangipāra
- Gangāmāti
- Garamali
- Garaoankha
- Garākhāli
- Gasinga
- Gazālia
- Gerākhāli Mior Kānda
- Gerākhāli Miān Kānda
- Gerāmarddān
- Ghataker Andua
- Ghopkhāli
- Ghosher Khala
- Ghuni Char
- Ghursākāti
- Gilabdaria
- Gilābania
- Gilātali
- Gobindapur Tāterkāti
- Gohinikhali
- Goinkhali
- Golachipa
- Golbanis
- Golbunia
- Golkhali
- Golkhāli
- Gopāldi Char
- Gorakhāli
- Gorābāla
- Gosinga
- Goālābāsa
- Guher Taluk
- Guli
- Guli Khāl
- Guli Āuliāpur
- Gutibāchha
- Guābāria
- Gābbunia
- Gābua
- Gābua New Char
- Gāmāirtala
- Gāndāpāra
- Gāzimājhi
- Gāzipur
- Hafez Kānda
- Hajikhali
- Hajikhāl Abad
- Hajikānda
- Haktoalla
- Haldiākhāli
- Haridebpur
- Haridebpur Char
- Haridrāhāli
- Harunburia
- Hindupara
- Hogatounia
- Hogla
- Hoglābunia
- Hosainpur
- Hosnabad
- Hosnabād
- Hāidibāria
- Hājikhāli
- Hāsnāpāra
- Hātipāra
- Hātkhola
- Ichadi Char
- Ichadi Joar
- Ichādi Jāar
- Idrākpur
- Indrakui
- Islampur
- Islāmpur
- Itabaria
- Itbāria
- Itābāria
- Jalisa
- Jaminmridha
- Jamuna
- Jamāl Mājhi
- Jauta
- Jauto
- Jayghar
- Jharikhāli
- Jhilna
- Jhātibunia
- Jhātra
- Joār Garabdi Char

…and 511 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Patuakhali District

Named natural and historic features inside Patuakhali District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

91 rivers and streams.

- Agasti Bhārāni Char
- Arpangashia Don
- Arpangashia Nadi
- Atar Khal
- Auliapur Nadi
- Baila Bunia
- Bansbaria
- Betāgi Nomaollar Khāl
- Bholāisingha Khāl
- Bhuria Don
- Bhutumlai Don
- Bighāl River
- Bilbilaser Khāl
- Biswas Bhārāni Char
- Boālia Khāl
- Bādurtali Khāl
- Bāliātali Bhārāni
- Bāliātali River
- Bānātir Khal
- Char Bostin Khāl
- Char Kachapia
- Char Kājal Nadi
- Char Margaret
- Chhātiānpāra

…and 67 more.

### Coast and islands

38 islands.

- Bara Char Kājal
- Bholāi Singher Char
- Biswās Char
- Bālir Char
- Bālār Char
- Char Agasti
- Char Blāndi
- Char Borhān
- Char Butum
- Char Diāra
- Char Gabbania
- Char Ganga
- Char Hydār
- Char Hāldār
- Char Hāre
- Char Jamuna
- Char Kachhapia
- Char Kājal
- Char Kāsem
- Char Lakshmi
- Char Maderbunia
- Char Mahiuddin
- Char Maminpur
- Char Montaj

…and 14 more.

### Forests and nature

1 forest; 1 forest reserve.

- Char Lakshmipur Forest
- Gangāmāti Reserved Forest

### Getting around

1 port.

- Payra Port

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Patuakhali District and the best time to visit

In Patuakhali District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 3,985 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (1041 mm) and the driest Jan (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 11 

Feb 23 38 

Mar 27 61 

Apr 28 155 

May 29 361 

Jun 29 670 

Jul 28 1041 

Aug 28 663 

Sep 28 496 

Oct 28 371 

Nov 25 100 

Dec 21 18 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Patuakhali District

Places mapped inside Patuakhali District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals35
- Banks30
- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels92
- Shopping malls6
- Schools130
- Colleges and universities49
- Cinemas4
- Pharmacies11
- Restaurants31
- Police stations15
- Dental clinics5

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Patuakhali District?In Barishal Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Patuakhali District?1,548,309 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Patuakhali District?About 31 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Patuakhali District?About 495 people per km²
- What borders Patuakhali District?Barguna District, Barishal District and Bhola District
- What is there to see in Patuakhali District?Central Monument Patuakhali, Char Ganga Matir Kella, Jamal Majhi Matir Kella, Joy Bangla
- What time zone is Patuakhali District in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Patuakhali District?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Patuakhali District?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Patuakhali District?911 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Patuakhali District?Settlements lie between 0 m and 13 m
- What is the best time to visit Patuakhali District?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Patuakhali District?35 mapped
- How many banks are in Patuakhali District?30 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Patuakhali District?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Patuakhali District?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Patuakhali District?BD1078 (OCHA common operational dataset)