Titas Upazila Explained

Official Name:Titas
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23.6°N 136°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Name2:Comilla
Area Total Km2:125.74
Population Total:184617
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Titas (Bengali: তিতাস) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] It has a rich heritage of culture and tradition. This upazilla was formerly under Daudkandi upazilla. In 2005, it has been made a entirely new upazilla.

History

Titas was created in 2004. It split with nine Unions from Daudkandi Upazila. The name Titas named after the river Titas. Then minister and local MP Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain proposed the name.

Location

It has Homna Upazila of Comilla District on the north, Daudkandi Upazila on the south, Muradnagar Upazila on the east and Meghna Upazila on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Titas Upazila had 36,068 households and a population of 184,617. 47,650 (25.81%) were under 10 years of age. Meghna has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.04%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1120 females per 1000 males. 3,532 (1.91%) lived in urban areas.[2] [3]

Administration

Titas Upazila is divided into nine union parishads:Balorampur, Jagatpur, Kalakandi, Karikandi, Majidpur, Narayandia, Satani, Vitikandi, Zearkandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 138 villages.[4]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. Book: Uddin, AKM Jasim . 2012. Titas Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Titas_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.
  4. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Comilla . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20150425041117/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf . 25 April 2015 . 14 July 2014.
  5. News: Life sketch of newly appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205738/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=78370%24date=2009-12-23&dateCurrent=2009-12-28. 2016-03-04. 2009-12-23.