[5][6][7] According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Panchbibi Upazila had 60,983 households and a population of 235,568.

Panchbibi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males.

[10] According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Population of the upazila was: Total 215,806; male 110,588, female 105,218; Muslim 183,355, Hindu 23,925, Buddhist 3,451, Christian 81 and others 4,994.

Indigenous communities such as santal, munda and oraon belong to this upazila.

[4] Panchbibi Upazila is divided into Panchbibi Municipality and eight union parishads: Aolai, Atapur, Aymarasulpur, Bagjana, Balighata, Dharanji, Kusumba, and Mohammadpur.