Chandina Upazila

Chandina (Bengali: চান্দিনা) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Chandina
চান্দিনা
Upazila
Chandina is located in Bangladesh
Chandina
Chandina
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°29′N 91°0.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictComilla District
Area
 • Total201.01 km2 (77.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total350,273
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Chandina

Geography

Chandina is located at 23.4833°N 91.0083°E / 23.4833; 91.0083. It has 46,856 households and a total area of 201.92 km2. Chandina township is a class B municipality, which is located at the extreme north of the upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. Cahndiara village area is within the municipality and value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, have increased significantly.

Demographics
Religions in Chandina upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.26%
Hinduism
 
 6.72%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chandina upazila had a population of 350,273 living in 69,736 households. Its growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.45%. Chandina has a sex ratio of 1112 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 51.01%. 48,471 (13.84%) live in urban areas.[2]

Administration

Chandina Upazila is divided into Chandina Municipality and 13 union parishads: Barera, Bataghashi, Borcarai, Borcoit, Dollai Nowabpur, Etberpur, Gollai, Joag, Kerankhal, Madhaiya, Maijkhara, Mohichial, and Shuhilpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 121 mauzas and 223 villages.[3]

Chandina Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.[3]

See also

References
  1. Bhuiyan, Muhammad Mosharaf Hossain (2012). "Chandina Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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