Chauddagram () 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 ...

Cumilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, () is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It lies about southeast of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni dist ...

in the Division of

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. It also a

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

under

. Chauddagram Municipality is a part of Chauddagram Upazila. A municipality in Comilla district of Bangladesh .

History

From this region, a lot of revenue was collected in the king's treasury. The generous king also did a lot of good deeds in this area. The large reservoirs and dig of Chauddagram bear their identity. At that time, different geographical regions were called Parganas for the purpose of rent collection Upazila was also a pargana headquarters at Chauddagram. As this pargana was established with fourteen villages, it was named Chauddagram. Later, when the thana was established in 1905, the whole thana was renamed Chauddagram after the name of the center.

Language and Culture

The geo-nature and geographical location of the Chauddagram Upazila have played a role in shaping the language and culture of the people of this Upazila. located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, this Upazila is surrounded by the Indian state of Tripura, Dhaka division, and other Upazilas of the Chittagong division. here the main characteristics of the dialect are the same as in other Upazilas of Bangladesh, yet some diversity can be found. for example, in the spoken language, the sound of great life is largely absent, that is, there is a tendency to simplify the language. the regional Bengali dialect of Chauddagram Upazila is very similar to the dialect of the Dhaka region, the regional dialect of Lakhsam Upazila has some similarities to the dialect of the Noakhali area. Experts believe that Chauddagram has had a huge impact on the culture of Comilla district. The civilization of Chauddagram Upazila is very old. The archaeological artifacts found in this area and the ruins of the Buddhist vihara are known to be the bearers of ancient civilizations.

Geography

Chauddagram is South East of

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

. It is on the Southern part of

Comilla Comilla (), officially spelled Cumilla, is a metropolis on the banks of the Gomti River in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla was one of the cities of ancient Bengal. It was once the capital of Tripura kingdom. Comilla Airport is located in the Duli ...

. The upazila is bordered by

Comilla Sadar Dakshin upazila Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila (Comilla Central South Upazila) is an upazila of Comilla District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, the residual Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila had 50,62 ...

on the north, Lalmai and Nangalkot upazilas on the west,

Feni Sadar upazila Feni Sadar () is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The district headquarters and all other administrative offices are located here. Geography Feni Sadar is located at . It has 97,869 households and a total ...

Feni district Feni District () is a coastal Districts of Bangladesh, district situated in the south-east of Bangladesh, within Chittagong Division. One of Bangladesh's smallest districts, it is strategically located along the N1 (Bangladesh), Dhaka–Chittago ...

to the south, and

South Tripura South Tripura is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in northeastern India. History The district came into existence on 1 September 1970, when the entire state was divided into three districts. Geography The district occupies an ...

and Siphahijala districts of the Indian state of Tripura to the east.

Administration

Chauddagram Upazila is divided into Chauddagram Municipality and 13

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: Alkara, Batisha, Cheora, Ghulpasha, Gunabati, Jagannatdighi, Kalikapur, Kankapait, Kashinagar, Moonshirhat, Shuvapur, Sreepur, and Ujirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 363 mauzas and 403 villages. Chauddagram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27

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. ...

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 ...

, Chauddagram Upazila had 87,475 households and a population of 443,648. 110,005 (24.80%) were under 10 years of age. Chauddagram has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1131 females per 1000 males. 38,317 (8.64%) lived in urban areas.

Education

Schools:
Chauddagram H. J. Govt. Pilot Model High School
(1921)
Chouddagram Secondary Pilot Girls High School
* Chandkora Sakandar Ali Secondary School ( Ariful Rahman Ohe) * Kankapait School (Founder - Munshi Muhammad Ibrahim) * Cheora B.F High School * Bijoykara School and College est- School -1970 and College - 1992 (Founder - Aga MD Aminul Islam Chowdhury) * Batisa Secondary School, founded in 1926 * Munsirhat High School (1954) * Dhorkara High School (1969) * Khironshal Kazi Jafar Ahmed High School * Payer Khola High School (1882) * Gunabati M/L High School * Tarashail High School * Munshirhat High School * Padua Sufia Rahman High School (1966). Colleges:
Chauddagram Government College
* Chauddagram Government Technical School And College * Al Haj Noor Mia University College * Cheora Government College * Chauddagram Model College

References

{{Authority control Upazilas of Comilla District