Chandpur Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Chandpur Sadar
Native Name:চাঁদপুর সদর
Native Name Lang:bn
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23.226°N 90.661°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Name2:Chandpur
Leader Title:MP (Chandpur-3)
Leader Name:Dr. Dipu Moni
Area Total Km2:308.77
Population Total:436680
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:3600
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Chandpur Sadar (Bengali: চাঁদপুর সদর) is an upazila of the Chandpur District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chandpur Sadar Upazila had 98,109 households and a population of 465,919. 109,940 (23.60%) were under 10 years of age. Chandpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.05%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,053 females per 1,000 males. 171,065 (36.72%) of the inhabitants lived in urban areas.[2] [3]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census,[4] Chandpur Sadar had 85,062 households and a population of 436,680, of whom 49.84% were female. It had an average literacy rate of 57.12%.

The old 1991 census[5] states a population of 396,872, of which only 49.28% were more than 18 years of age, 47.75% were female, and 40.1% literate.

Administration

Chandpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Chandpur Municipality and 14 union parishads: Ashikati, Baghadi, Balia, Bishnupur, Chandra, Hanar Char, Ibrahimpur, Kalyanpur, Maishadi, Rajrajeshwar, Rampur, Shakhua, Shah Mahmudpur, and Tarpur Chandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 107 mauzas and 112 villages.

Chandpur Municipality is subdivided into 15 wards and 120 mahallas.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Khan, Sayeed Ahmed . 2012 . Chandpur Sadar Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chandpur_Sadar_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Chandpur district . bbs.gov.bd.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. http://www.bbs.gov.bd/ Bangladesh Burueau of Statistics
  5. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  6. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Chandpur . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184958/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chandpur.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.