Pirojpur

Pirojpur is a town in Pirojpur district in Barisal Division in southern Bangladesh, and the administrative headquarters and largest town of the district. The town covers an area of 29.50 square kilometres. At the time of the 2011 census Pirojpur had 13,646 households and a population of 60,056, with a literacy rate of 77.81 percent and 999 women for every 1000 men; the lead of the article quotes a different figure of 78,057 for the same census, and the two do not agree. The town has Pirojpur Cricket Stadium, which is also used as a helipad for landing important people of Bangladesh. Educational institutions include Pirojpur Science and Technology University, Government Suhrawardi College and Pirojpur Government High School.