Chandpur Sadar () is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Chandpur District
Chandpur District () is a district located in Chattogram Division of Bangladesh. It was part of Comilla District until 15 February 1984.Musa, Muhammad. Brahmanbariar Itibrittyo, Shetu Prokashoni, Brahmanbaria,1998.
History
During the rule ...
in
Chattogram Division
Chittagong Division (), officially Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the southeasternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population according to th ...
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Bangladesh
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Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of Bangladesh
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...
, 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.
According to the
2001 Bangladesh census,
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Retrieved 10 October 2024 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
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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 parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...
s: 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
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
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s.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
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Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
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Thanas of Bangladesh
A thana () serves as a fundamental administrative unit in Bangladesh, functioning as a city district governed by a police station (analogous to a police district or a police precinct).
In rural areas, the thana system, originating in the 18th ...
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Administrative geography of Bangladesh
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (''bibhag'') and 64 districts (''jela'', ''zila'', ''zela''), although, these have only a limited role in public policy. For the purposes of local governance, the country is divided into '' upazilas'' (su ...
References
Upazilas of Chandpur District
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