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Meghna Upazila
Upazila
Location of Meghna Upazila
Coordinates: 23°37′N 90°41′E / 23.62°N 90.68°E / 23.62; 90.68
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictComilla
Area
 • Total99.57 km2 (38.44 sq mi)
Population
 • Total112,453
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemeghna.comilla.gov.bd

Meghna (Bengali: মেঘনা) is an upazila in Comilla District. In the end of 1998, Meghna was declared as the upazila. This upazila was formed with 5 unions of Daudkandi upazila and 3 unions of Homna upazila. As the Meghna river flows on one side of this upazila,[1] is named after the proposal of the name of Meghna.

Geographical location

Araihazar upazila on the north, Sonargaon on the west, Gazaria and Daudkandi on the south and Homna and Titas upazilas on the east.

Demographics

Religions in Meghna upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.89%
Hinduism
 
 5.11%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Meghna Upazila had 21,617 households and a population of 112,453. 27,816 (24.74%) were under 10 years of age. Meghna has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 992 females per 1000 males. 6,159 (5.48%) lived in urban areas.[3][2]

Economics

This is an agrarian area. Farmers and fisheries are the main sources of income. Many are working as migrant Bangladeshi.

Administration

Meghna Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Barakanda, Chandanpur, Chalibanga, Govindapur, Luter Char, Manikar Char, Radhanagar, and Vaorkhola. The union parishads are subdivided into 38 mauzas and 102 villages.[4]

Education

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 33.34%; Male 38.04%, female 29.92%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 7, primary school 51, community primary school 1, madrasa 2.

Infrastructure

See also

References

  1. ^ Meghna Upazila
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

23°37′37″N 90°42′13″E / 23.6270°N 90.7037°E / 23.6270; 90.7037


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