Chatkhil ( bn, চাটখিল) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

Noakhali District Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and offici ...

in the Division of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

. It is bounded by Laksham and

Shahrasti Upazila Shahrasti ( bn, শাহরাস্তি) is an upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography Shahrasti is located at . It has 31,212 households and a total area of 154.83 km2. It is the south-easternm ...

on the north,

Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila Lakshmipur or Laxmipur Sadar ( bn, লক্ষ্মীপুর সদর) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography Lakshmipur Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 514.78 km2. Most of ...

on the south,

Begumganj Upazila Begumganj ( bn, বেগমগঞ্জ, Begomgonj) is an upazila of the Noakhali District in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division. Begumganj Thana, now an upazila, was established in 1892. Geography Begumganj is located at . It has 118361 households ...

on the east, and

Ramgonj Upazila Ramganj ( bn, রামগঞ্জ, Ramgônj) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The seat lies at Ramganj town, which is by road southeast of Dhaka. History This area was home to an influential Hi ...

on the west. Chatkhil thana was formed in 1977 and was upgraded into an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Chatkhil is located at . It has 46,044 household units and a total area 133.89 km².

Demographics

As of the

2011 Bangladesh census 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 reco ...

, Chatkhil had a population of 233,075. Males constituted 48.43% of the population, and females 51.57%. The population aged 18 and up was 90,484. The average

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, hum ...

was 52.1% (7+ years), and the national average was 32.4% literate. The town is now a municipality with an area of 6.07 km² and population 28817; male 48.45%, female 51.55%. It has 9 wards and 18 mahallas. Literacy rate among the town people is 54.8%.

Administration

Chatkhil police station was established in 1977 and was turned into an Upazila in 1983. Chatkhil Upazila is divided into Chatkhil Municipality and nine

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Badalkot, Hat Pukuriaghatlabag, Khilpara, Mohammadpur, Noakhala, Panchgaon, Porokote, Ramnarayanp, and Sahapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 129 villages. Chatkhil Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or " neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ...

s. The hub of the Upazila is Bhimmpur village which consists of Chatkhil Bazar and the administration office of Chatkhil Upazila

Education

Colleges : There are 4 colleges in this area: * Chatkhil Panchgaon Mahbub Govt. College * Chatkhil Women's College, * Sompara College, * Abdul Wahab Degree College, Chatkhil, Noakhali. High Schools: Chatkhil Panchgaon Govt. High School, Chatkhil Govt. Girls High School, Shahapur M.L High School Khilpara M.L. High School, Vimpur M. L. High School, Gomatoli Shamsul Huda High School, Soptogaon Hifh School, Taltala Adarsha High Schoo, Singbahura Girls Academy, Jib Nagar High School, Karihati High School. Chatkhil, Noakhali. Govt. Primary Schools : Reg. Primary School : Shahapur Govt. primary School, Lamchory Govt. Primary School, Madrasha : Dakkhin Deliai Hashemia Dakhil Madrasha,Chatkhil Kamil Madrasha, Sadhurkhil AI Fazil Madrasha, Molliker Dighirpar Fazil Madrasha, RuhitKhali Govt. Primary School, RuhitKhali Mohila Dakhil Madrasha *Narayan Pur R.K High School *Kamalpur Mohammed Hashem High School *Sholla Government Primary School
Saptagaon Adarsha High School
*Porokot Dasgharia Union High school *Chatkhil Panch Gaon Government High School *Chatkhil Mahbub Government College *Chatkhil Mohila College * Palla Mahbub Adarsha High School *Badalkote High School *Hirapur Ideal High School *Hirapur Islamia Kamil Madrasha *Bhimpur High School *Chatkhil Kamil Madrasha *Abdul Wahab College *Hatpukuria High School *Jib Nagar High School * Shahapur M.L High School *Khilpara M L High School *Molliker Dighirpar High School *Badalkote High School *Molliker Dighirpar Fazil Madrasha *Sadhurkhil A I Fazil Madrasha *Chatkhil Kamil Madrasha *Sompara High School *Proshadpur Government Primary School *Khowazer Vithee Sr. Fazil Madrasha *Horipur Government Primary School *Faorah High School *Faorah Government Primary School *Mirjapur Muktijoddah Abdur Rahim High School *Madhubpur Government primary School *Ramnarayan pur. High School *Kalyannagar Government primary School *Omar Ali High School *Mother Shade Academy (Shadurkhil) *Mother Shade Academy (Khorihati) *Mother shade Academy (Taltola) *Shadurkhil Government Primary school *Chatkhil Girls School * Horipur Al-Nur Hafijia Madrasa Madrasha: * Jamia osmania chatkhil *Madhubpur Darul-Ulm Nurani & Hafizia Madrasha

Notable residents

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