Area of district: 2,688,59 sq km Number of upazilas: 13 Number of municipalities: 8 Union: 108 Number of villages: 1726 Number of mauzas: 841 Population: 30,28,706 people (according to 2011 census) Male: 14,89,739 people, female: 15,38,967 people Number of fishermen: 83,151 people Number of fitted prisoners: 71,061 people Cardholder fishermen: 55,120 people Number of jailed hilsa: 1250 Number of fish cultures: 26,718 people Fisheries Food Production Factory: 3 Fish food dealers: 151; Wholesale: 16, Retail: 135
Fishery hatchery: official - 2, non-governmental: 10 Fish nursery: 243, nursery pond: 1240, area: 343.89 ha, production of pona: 1886.84 lakhs Government pond: 138, area: 69.67 O Private pool: 33,544, area: 4747.85 O Canal: 147, Size: 450.72 O Bills: 241, Size: 12,887.23 O Rivers: 26, Size: 13056.57 O Haor: 51, area: 63,956.10 O Floodplain: 93,794 O Jalmahalal (above 20 acre): 779, area: 11752.00 O Jal Mahal (Under 20 Acres): 152, Size: 775 O Fisheries: 397, Ice cream: 112 Fish market: Daily: 236, Weekly: 172 District fish demand: 66,328.00 MT Target of fish in district: 77,000 mt Production of fish in the district: 78,483,49 Mt The fish of the district is rich: 12,155.49 mt
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS