Shilak Union () is a

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 ...

under

Rangunia Upazila Rangunia () is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Geography Rangunia Upazila is located in between 22°18' and 22°37' north latitudes and in between 91°58' and 92°08' east longitudes. It has 67,792 household ...

Chittagong District Chittagong District (), ( Chatgaiya: Sitang/Chatga), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. Due to its geographical location, Chittagong is classified as a s ...

in the

Chittagong 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 ...

of southeastern

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 and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

Geography

The village is situated on the bank of Karnaphuli river and this is north side of village and east side Kodhala, south side Padhua, west side Sarafbhata.

Demographics

According to 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 ...

, Shilok Union had 3,744 households and a population of 18,009. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 50.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%. 57.9% of the employed population was engaged in agricultural work.

Administration

*Member of parliament: Dr. Hasan Mahamud *UP Chairman: Mohammed Nazrul Islam Talukdar *Union Parishad Chairman profile: https://shilokup.chittagong.gov.bd/bn/site/officer_list/qXKz-মোহাম্মদ-নজরুল-ইসলাম-তালুকদার

Education

M. Shah Alam Chowdhury Degree College is the only degree college in the union. South Rangunia Shilak Girls' College is the only other college in the union. There are four secondary schools in the union: Shilak Hamid Sharif Girls' High School, South Rangunia Shilok M. L. High School, South Shilok M. Shah Alam Chowdhury High School, and West Shilak Badoura Alam Chowdhury High School.

References

Populated places in Chittagong Division Unions of Rangunia Upazila {{Chittagong-geo-stub