Chandina Upazila Explained

Official Name:Chandina
Native Name:চান্দিনা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23°N 91°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Name2:Comilla
Area Total Km2:201.01
Population Total:350273
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Chandina (Bengali: চান্দিনা) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Chandina is located at 23.4833°N 91.0083°W. It has 69,736 households and a total area of 201.01 km2. Chandina township is a class B municipality, which is located at the extreme north of the upazila by the N1 or Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. Value of property in the Municipality have increased significantly in last decade due to its proximity to N1 and heavy influx of people coming from villages for education & jobs.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chandina Upazila had 69,736 households and a population of 350,273. 92,365 (26.37%) were under 10 years of age. Chandina had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1112 females per 1000 males. 48,471 (13.84%) lived in urban areas.[2] [3]

Administration

Chandina Upazila is divided into Chandina Municipality and 13 union parishads. They are Barera, Batagashi, Borkoroi, Barkait, Dollai Nawabpur, Etberpur, Gollai, Joag, Keronkhal, Madhaiya, Maijkhar, Mohichail, and Shuhilpur alphabetically. 13 Union parishads are further subdivided into 121 mauzas and 223 villages.

Chandina Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Education

See also

References

  1. Book: Bhuiyan, Muhammad Mosharaf Hossain . 2012. Chandina Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chandina_Upazila. Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Comilla district . bbs.gov.bd.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.