Noakhali Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Noakhali Sadar
Native Name:নোয়াখালী সদর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:22.8333°N 97°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Noakhali
Area Total Km2:336.06
Population Total:525,934
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3800-3812
Noakhali Sadar

Noakhali Sadar (Bengali: নোয়াখালি সদর) is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Noakhali Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Noakhali town, is located. The town is situated on the western bank of the Noakhali Canal, from which it takes its name.[1] The Noakhali Canal was dug in 1660 to control flooding of the river Dakatia. The name Noakhali means "New canal", derived from the Bengali words noa (new) and khal (canal).[2]

Geography

Noakhali Sadar Upazila has a total area of . It borders Begumganj Upazila to the north, Kabirhat Upazila to the east, Suborno Char Upazila to the south, and Komolnagar and Lakshmipur Sadar upazilas of Lakshmipur District to the west. The Noakhali Canal flows north through the upazila.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Noakhali Sadar Upazila had 100,219 households and a population of 525,934. 145,447 (27.65%) were under 10 years of age. Noakhali Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.73%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1081 females per 1000 males. 130,842 (24.88%) lived in urban areas.[3] [4]

The boundaries of the upazila were redrawn in 2005 to create a new upazila, Suborno Char,[5] and again in 2006 to create Kabirhat Upazila.[6] The combined population of the three in 2011 was 1,012,392, a 32% increase from 2001.

Sports

The most popular sports in the upazila are football and cricket.[7] Shaheed Bulu Stadium is used for both, as well as for large community gatherings such as Victory Day celebrations.[8] [9] [10]

Administration

Noakhali Sadar Upazila is divided into Noakhali Municipality and 13 union parishads: Anderchar, Ashwadia, Binodpur, Char Matua, Dadpur, Dharmapur, Ewazbalia, Kadir Hanif, Kaladaraf, Niazpur, Noakhali, Noannai, and Purba Char Matua. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 173 villages.

Noakhali Municipality was established in 1876. It is subdivided into 9 wards and 36 mahallas.

Transport

Rail stations Maijdi, Maijdi Court, Harinarayanpur, and Noakhali are the last four on the branch line connecting Laksam and Noakhali. In May 2015, they were served by one intercity and four mail trains a day.[11]

The town of Noakhali is the southern terminus of national highway N104, which connects to Feni, about away.[12]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh. Noakhali Science and Technology University, founded in 2006,[13] is the only university.[14] Noakhali Medical College, founded in 2008, is the only medical school.

There are ten colleges in the upazila: Bandher Hat A. M. College, Bhulua Degree College, Char Matua College, Maijdee Public College, Major (Rtd) Abdul Mannan College, National Model College, Noakhali Government College (founded in 1963), Noakhali Government Women's College, Noakhali Model College, and Sonapur Degree College.[15]

According to Banglapedia, Noakhali Zilla School, founded in 1853, Brother Andre High School (1857), Ahmadia Model High School (1906), Arun Chandra High School (1914), Noakhali Government Girls' High School (1934), and Paura Kalyan High School (1940) are notable secondary schools.

The madrasa education system includes two fazil and two kamil madrasas.[16]

Notable residents

See also

References

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  2. Web site: LGED Noakhali, About Noakhali . Local Government Engineering Department . May 10, 2015.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Noakhali district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: 2011 . Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Noakhali . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Book: Rita, Tahera Begum . 2012 . Subarnachar Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Subarnachar_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. Book: Islam, AM Saiful . 2012 . Kabirhat Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kabirhat_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  7. Web site: http://sadar.noakhali.gov.bd/node/510183 . bn:খেলাধুলা ও বিনোদন . Sports and Recreation . bn . Bangladesh National Portal . May 7, 2015.
  8. News: 23 November 2014 . Divisional football tournament inaugurated in Noakhali . englishnewsbd.com . May 7, 2015.
  9. Web site: Shahid Bulu Stadium, Noakhali . Cricket Archive . May 7, 2015.
  10. News: 17 December 2014 . People celebrate Victory Day, pay tribute to Liberation War martyrs . The Independent . Dhaka . May 7, 2015.
  11. Web site: Noakhali Schedule . Bangladesh Railways . May 6, 2015.
  12. Web site: RHD Road Network, Comilla Zone . . May 2005 . Roads and Highways Department . July 25, 2014.
  13. Web site: Noakhali Science and Technology University - Home . Noakhali Science and Technology University . May 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160814082410/http://www.nstu.edu.bd/ . August 14, 2016 . dead .
  14. Web site: Noakhali Science & Technology University . University Grants Commission of Bangladesh . May 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090927/http://www.ugc.gov.bd/university/details.php?code=52 . May 18, 2015 . dead .
  15. Web site: List of Colleges . . Department of Secondary and Higher Education . 6 September 2020.
  16. Web site: List of Institutions . . Ministry of Education . July 15, 2014.
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  20. News: Husain . Saadat . 22 November 2007 . Cyclones past and present . The Daily Star . May 8, 2015.
  21. News: Husain . Saadat . 18 March 2014 . Upazila: The unit for effective administration at field level . Financial Express . May 8, 2015.
  22. News: 1 April 2014 . bn:সাংবাদিক এবিএম মূসার সংক্ষিপ্ত জীবনী . A Brief Biography of Journalist ABM Musa . bn . 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/ . bdtoday24 . Dhaka . May 8, 2015.
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