Kheora
খেওড়া | |
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Coordinates: 23°46′51″N 91°05′00″E / 23.780757°N 91.083451°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chattogram (Chittagong) |
District | Brahmanbaria |
Upazila | Kasba |
Union | 2 No. Mehari |
Ward | 7th & 8th. |
Government | |
• Type | Local government |
• Body | Union council |
• UP Chairman | Mosharraf Hossain Morshed[2] |
• Ward Member | Abdur Rahim (7th Ward) Juwel Mia (8th Ward)[3] |
Population | |
• Total | 3,697[1] |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (Bangladesh Time) |
Postal code | 3460 |
Kheora is a village in the east-central part of Bangladesh.[4] It is located at Mehari Union under Kasba Upazila in Brahmanbaria district of Chittagong division.[5] Administratively, the village is divided into Ward No. 7 and 8 of Mehari Union. The village is known as the birthplace of Hindu spiritual saint Anandamayi Ma.[6][7][8]
According to the 2011 census, the total population of Kheora village is about 3697.[1]
It is bounded on the west by Purquil village, on the south-west by Bahar Aata, on the south by Bamutia and Bugir villages, on the east by Sonargaon and Deli villages and on the north-east by Pataisar village. Purquil, Bahar Aata and Bamutia are under the same union, while Bugir, Sonargaon, Deli and Pataisar are under Kharera Union.
There is an MPO-affiliated high school and two government primary schools in this village: