Chandpur Sadar Upazila
Chandpur Sadar
চাঁদপুর সদর | |
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| Coordinates: 23°13′34″N 90°39′40″E / 23.226°N 90.661°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Chandpur |
| Government | |
| • MP (Chandpur-3) | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 308.77 km2 (119.22 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 534,599 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal Code | 3600[2] |
| Area code | 0841[3] |
Chandpur Sadar (Bengali: চাঁদপুর সদর) is an upazila of the Chandpur District[4] in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]
According to the 2001 Bangladesh census,[8] 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[9] 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
[edit]Chandpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Chandpur Municipality and 14 union parishads: 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 mahallas.[10]
See also
[edit]- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Demographics of Bangladesh
- Education in Bangladesh
- Thanas of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
- List of villages in Bangladesh
- Executive magistrate (Bangladesh)
References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Chandpur Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chandpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-248-1.
- ^ "Community Tables: Chandpur district" (PDF). 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Bangladesh Burueau of Statistics Retrieved 10 October 2024
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
Headquarters: Chandpur | ||
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