Purbadhala Upazila

Purbadhala () is an upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Purbadhala is located at . It has 44799 households and total area 312.3 km2.
Demographics.
According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Purbadhala had a population of 310,834. Males constituted 49.27% of the population and females 50.73%. Muslims formed 94.80% of the population, Hindus 4.81%, Christians 0.19% and others 0.20%. Purbadhala had a literacy rate of 42.78% for the population 7 years and above.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Purbadhala has a population of 235,675. Males constitute 50.79% of the population, and females 49.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114,878. Purbadhala has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration.
Purbadhala Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Agia, Bairaty, Bishkakuni, Dhalamulgaon, Ghagra, Gohalakanda, Hogla, Jaria, Khalishaur, Narandia, and Purbadhala. The union parishads are subdivided into 224 mauzas and 336 villages.
Chairman:Sujon, from Awame League
Vice Chairman: Masum Mostofa, from Jamayet e Islam