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According to the [[2011 Bangladesh census]], Noakhali Sadar Upazila had 100,219 households and a population of 525,934, 24.9% of whom lived in urban areas.<ref name=tableC01/> 12.3% of the population was under the age of 5.<ref name=tableC04/> The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 51.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.<ref name=tableC06/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.66/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/Census2011/Bangladesh_glance.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |accessdate=July 21, 2014}}</ref>
The boundaries of the upazila were redrawn in 2005 to create a new upazila, Suborno Char,<ref>{{cite book |last=Rita |first=Tahera Begum |year=2012 |chapter=Subarnachar Upazila |chapter-url=http://
==Sports==
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==Notable residents==
*[[Muzaffar Ahmed (politician)|Muzaffar Ahmed]], one of the founders of the [[Communist Party of India]], was educated at Noakhali Zilla School.<ref>{{cite book |last=Roy |first=Ranjit |year=2012 |chapter=Ahmed, Comrade Muzaffar |chapter-url=http://
*[[Zahurul Haq]], whose arrest in the [[Agartala Conspiracy Case]] and 1969 death in custody led to mass protests, graduated from Noakhali Zilla School.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mahmood |first=ABM |year=2012 |chapter=Haq, Zahurul |chapter-url=http://
*[[Saadat Husain]], former cabinet secretary and former chairman of [[Bangladesh Public Service Commission]], grew up in Noakhali town.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.bd/site/view/cabinet_secretary |title=List of Cabinet Secretaries |website=Cabinet Division, Government of Bangladesh |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Husain |first=Saadat |date=22 November 2007 |title=Cyclones past and present |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=12525 |newspaper=The Daily Star |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Husain |first=Saadat |date=18 March 2014 |title=Upazila: The unit for effective administration at field level |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/18/24037/print |newspaper=Financial Express |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref>
*[[A B M Musa]], awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] for journalism in 1999, attended Noakhali Zilla School.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 April 2014 |title=সাংবাদিক এবিএম মূসার সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী |trans-title=A Brief Biography of Journalist ABM Musa |language=bn |url=http://bdtoday24.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95/ |newspaper=bdtoday24 |location=Dhaka |accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Abdul Malek Ukil]], a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh, member of parliament and cabinet minister, was born in Rajapur village.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Siddiqur |year=2012 |chapter=Ukil, Abdul Malek |chapter-url=http://
==See also==
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==References==
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<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Bhuiyan |first=Muhammad Masudur Rahman |year=2012 |chapter=Noakhali Sadar Upazila |chapter-url=http://
<ref name=district-stats>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Noakhali.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Noakhali |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>
<ref name=tableC01>{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.66/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/Census2011/Chittagong/Noakhali/Noakhali_C01.pdf |title=Population Census 2011: Noakhali Table C-01 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |accessdate=July 11, 2014}}</ref>
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<ref name=tableC06>{{cite web |url=http://203.112.218.66/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/Census2011/Chittagong/Noakhali/Noakhali_C06.pdf |title=Population Census 2011: Noakhali Table C-06 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |accessdate=July 11, 2014}}</ref>
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