Kendua Upazila

Kendua কেন্দুয়া
Upazila
Kendua Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°39′N 90°50.5′E / 24.650°N 90.8417°E / 24.650; 90.8417Coordinates: 24°39′N 90°50.5′E / 24.650°N 90.8417°E / 24.650; 90.8417
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Netrokona District
Area
• Total	303.6 km2 (117.2 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	265,628
• Density	875/km2 (2,270/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Kendua

Kendua (Bengali: কেন্দুয়া) is an Upazila of Netrokona District^[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kendua is located at 24°39′00″N 90°50′30″E / 24.6500°N 90.8417°E / 24.6500; 90.8417 . It has 51221 units of house hold and total area 303.6 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kendua has a population of 265628. Males constitute 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133969. Kendua has an average literacy rate of 37.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administrative

Kendua has 13 Unions/Wards, 227 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 311 villages.

Unions

1. Asujia(Bengali: আশুজিয়া)
2. Dalpa(Bengali: দল্পা)
3. Garadoba(Bengali: গড়াডোবা)
4. Ganda(Bengali: গন্ডা)
5. Sandikona(Bengali: সান্দিকোণা)
6. Mashka(Bengali: মাস্কা)
7. Balaishimul(Bengali: বলাইশিমূল)
8. Noapara(Bengali: নওপাড়া)
9. Kandiura(Bengali: কান্দিউড়া)
10. Chirang(Bengali: চিরাং)
11. Roailbari(Bengali: রোয়াইলবাড়ী)
12. Paikura (Bengali: পাইকুড়া)
13. Muzaffarpur(Bengali: মোজাফরপুর)

Villages

There are 331 Villages in Kenuda. A few of them are given below:

NGO activities

Operationally important NGOs in Kendua are BRAC (Bengali: ব্র্যাক), ASA (Bengali: আশা), POPI(Bengali: পিপলস্ ওরিয়েন্টেড প্রোগ্রাম ইমপ্লিমেন্টেশন (পপি)), (Bengali: পদক্ষেপ মানবিক উন্নয়ন কেন্দ্র), (Bengali: ভার্ড), (Bengali: স্বাবলম্বী উন্নয়ন সমিতি), (Bengali: প্রশিকা).

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ↑ Abul Hasem Khan (2006). "Kendua Upazila". In Sirajul Islam. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 
2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 

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