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Meghna Upazila

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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
 • Total
99.57 km2 (38.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
118,806
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3512[2]
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,[3] is named after the proposal of the name of Meghna.

Geographical location

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

Demographics

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Religions in Meghna Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.52%
Hinduism
 
 4.47%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[5][6]

Economics

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

Administration

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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.[7]

Education

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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

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  • Government hospitals: 2 (Meghna Upazila Health complex & Luter char Union Health complex), medical clinic: 4
  • Hat Bazaar: 17
  • Post office: 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ Meghna Upazila
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "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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