Chauddagram Upazila
| Chauddagram চৌদ্দগ্রাম | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
  Chauddagram | |
| Coordinates: 23°13′N 91°19′E / 23.217°N 91.317°ECoordinates: 23°13′N 91°19′E / 23.217°N 91.317°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Comilla District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 268.48 km2 (103.66 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 332,055 |
| • Density | 1,237/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Chauddagram |
Chauddagram (Bengali: চৌদ্দগ্রাম) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Chauddagram is located at 23°13′00″N 91°19′00″E / 23.2167°N 91.3167°E . It has 57435 units of house hold and total area 268.48 km².
Demographics
Area and Location: The upazila occupies an area of 270.49 sq. km. with 0.33 sq.km.forest area. It is located between 23°03' and 23°22' north latitudes and between 91°12' and 91°22' east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Comilla Sadar South upazila, on the east by India, on the south by Feni Sadar and Daganbhuiyan upazila of Feni zila and on the west be Nangalkot upazila.
Some useful information's could help you about Chauddagram Upazila / Thana taken from the Bangladesh National Census Report - 2011 from The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics:
Population (Enumerated): Total Population : 4,43,648 (in 2001: 3,81,548) Number of Male : 2,08,148 (in 2001: 1,88,248) Number of Female : 2,35,500 (in 2001: 1,93,300) Urban : 38,317 (in 2001: 14,362) Rural : 4,05,331 (in 2001: 3,67,186) Annual Growth Rate : 1.5 (in 2001: 1.40)
Population (Adjusted): Total Population : 4,61,060 (in 2001: 3,98,754) Number of Male : 2,16,330 (in 2001: 1,96,734) Number of Female : 2,44,730 (in 2001: 2,02,020)
Households: Total number of Households : 87,475 (in 2001: 67,612) Urban : 7,629 (in 2001: 2,574) Rural : 79,846 (in 2001: 65,038)
Area: Total Area (Sq. Km.) : 270.49 (in 2001: 268.47) Total Area (Sq. Mile) : 104.43 (in 2001: 103.65) Density per Square Kilometer : 1640 (in 2001: 1421) Density per Square Mile : 4248 (in 2001: 3681) Urbanization (%) : 8.64% (in 2001: 3.76%)
Archaeological heritage and relics: Palace of Senbahadur and Kali Mandir at Chandiskara, Bardhan Mura, Jagannath Dighi (pond) and Suamar Dighi.
Historical events: On 28 November 1971, the freedom fighters occupied the Jagannath Dighi Camp of the Pak army. During the war of liberation 25 freedom fighters were killed in various encounters with the Pak army in Chauddagram upazila. This upazila was completely liberated on 7 December 1971.
Marks of War of Liberation Memorial monument: 1 (Betiara).
Literacy and educational institutions:- Average literacy 63%; male 79.8% and female 67.5%. Educational institutions: college 22, high school 112, junior high school 16 madrasa 62, primary school 326, satellite school 10, low cost school 8, kinder garden school 11, BRAC school 158. Noted educational institutions: Chauddagram H J Pilot High School (1920), Padua Government Primary School, Chauddagram Girl's School and Munshir Hat High School (1954).
Cultural organisations:- Club 144, women's organisations 9, cooperative society 320, cinema hall 1, theatre stage 1 and playground 15.
Main occupations:- Agriculture 40.61%, commerce 10.16%, service 16.33%, wage labourer 3.08%, transport 3.17% and others 12.37%.
Land use :-Total cultivable land 21180 hectares; uncultivated land 15 hectares; fallow land 185 hectares; forestry 40.47 hectares; marsh land 1960 hectares; single crop 31%, double crop 87.25% and treble crop land 9.44%; land under irrigation 12500 hectares.
Value of land:- The market value of the land of the first grade is 80000 Taka per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops:- Paddy, wheat, potato, mustard seed, and vegetables.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, jute, kaun.
Main fruits:-Mango, jackfruit, papaya, kul and palm.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 302, poultry 300 and hatchery (fish) 2, nursery (fish) 30, cattle breeding centre 4.
Communication facilities:- Roads: pucca road 448 km, semi pucca 50 km, kutcha road 1920 km; railway 10 km.
Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), bullock cart (nearly extinct).
Manufactories:- Aluminium, salt, soap, shoe, and garments factories.
Cottage industries include bamboo and cane works, tailoring and shital paty making, etc. Chauddagram is a BCSIC industrial city.
Hats, bazars and fairs:- Hats and bazars are 80, most noted hats and bazars are Miabazar, Chauddagram Bazar, Gunabati Bazar and Munshir Hat; noted fairs are Chansree Mazar Mela and Kali Bazar Mela.
Main exports:- Ready made garments.
NGO activities :-Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa and grameen bank.
Health:- centres Hospital 2, upazila health complex 1, sub health centre 3, union health and family planning welfare centre 12, maternity 1, private clinic 6, palli health centre 1 and veterinary hospital 1. (Shafiul Azim Bhuiyan-falgunkora@yahoo.com)
Administrative
Chauddagram has 13 Unions/Wards,1 municipality(pouroshova), 414 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 418 villages.
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
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