Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali

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Coordinates: 22.8750° N 91.2833° E

Companiganj Upazila

Companiganj
Division_name
 - District
Chittagong Division
 - Noakhali District
Coordinates 22.8750° N 91.2833° E
Area 305.33 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
183351
 - 601/km²
Maplink: /Companiganj.gif Official Map of Companiganj

Companiganj (Bengali: কোম্পানিগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Companiganj is located at 22.8750° N 91.2833° E . It has 30847 units of house hold and total area 305.33 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Companiganj has a population of 183351. Males constitute are 49.71% of the population, and females 50.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83104. Companiganj has an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Companiganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 46 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 41 villages.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.