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Dhannapur

Coordinates: 23°3′N 90°57.5′E / 23.050°N 90.9583°E / 23.050; 90.9583
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South Dhannapur
দক্ষিণ ধন্যপুর
South Dhannapur
South Dhannapur is located in Bangladesh
South Dhannapur
South Dhannapur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°3′N 90°57.5′E / 23.050°N 90.9583°E / 23.050; 90.9583
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictNoakhali District
Union ParishadMohammadpur Union
Ward4
Area
 • Total
1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
1,500
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3871

South Dhannapur (Bengali: দক্ষিণ ধন্যপুর, romanizedSouth Dhannapur) is a village in Mohammadpur Union, Chatkhil Upazila, Noakhali District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is located at 23°03′00″N 90°57′30″E / 23.0500°N 90.9583°E / 23.0500; 90.9583. According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dhannapur had 228 households and a population of 1,207.[1]

History

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During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971,[2] some of the people of this village were freedom fighters such as Muhammad Abul Khayr ibn Zaynul Abidin and Muhammad Abul Hashim ibn Ali Miah.[3] Abdul Matin ibn Sikandar Miah is a notable Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician from South Dhannapur.[4]

Facilities

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It is in close proximity to the Palla Bazar marketplace. There is an eidgah in the south side of the village.[5] The Sunrise Community Welfare Council (Bengali: সূর্যোদয় সমাজ কল্যাণ পরিষদ, romanizedShurzodoy Shomaz Koillan Horishod) is a local charity operating in Southern Dhannapur.

References

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  1. ^ "Population Census 2011: Noakhali Table C-01" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Chatkhil Upazilla moktijodda Final data-2015" (PDF). Chatakhila Upajela. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ মুক্তিযোদ্ধা ভাতা. Mohammadapura Iuniyana (in Bengali).
  4. ^ Husayn, Arif (4 October 2019). চাটখিলে উপজেলা বিএনপির যে সব নেতাদের বিরুদ্ধে মামলা. Chatkhil Barta (in Bengali).
  5. ^ ঈদগাহ [Eidgah]. Mohammadpur Union (in Bengali).[permanent dead link]