Kamalnagar
কমলনগর উপজেলা
Upazila
Location of Kamalnagar
Coordinates: 22°43.8′N 90°52.8′E / 22.7300°N 90.8800°E / 22.7300; 90.8800
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictLakshmipur
Area
 • Total314.86 km2 (121.57 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total222,915
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Kamalnagar is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Administration

Kamalnagar Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Char Folcon, Char Kadira, Char Kalkini, Char Lawrench, Char Martin, Hajirhat, Patarirhat, Shaheberhat, and Torabgonj. The union parishads are subdivided into 33 mauzas and 33 villages.[2]

Demographics

Religions in Kamalnagar upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.27%
Hinduism
 
 1.73%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kamalnagar Upazila had 46,092 households and a population of 222,915. 69,319 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Kamalnagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 30.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 12,747 (5.72%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nazimuddin Mahmud (2012). "Komolnogor Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Community Tables: Lakshmipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


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