Chatkhil Upazila

Chatkhil
চাটখিল
Upazila
Chatkhil

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°3′N 90°57.5′E / 23.050°N 90.9583°E / 23.050; 90.9583Coordinates: 23°3′N 90°57.5′E / 23.050°N 90.9583°E / 23.050; 90.9583
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Noakhali District
Area
 • Total 133.89 km2 (51.70 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 233,075
 • Density 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website chatkhil.noakhali.gov.bd(Bengali)

Chatkhil (Bengali: চাটখিল) is an Upazila of Noakhali District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.It is bounded by Laksham and Shahrasti Upazila on the north, Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila on the south, Begumganj Upazila on the east, and Ramgonj Upazila on the west. Chatkhil thana was formed in 1977 and was upgraded into an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Chatkhil is located at 23°03′00″N 90°57′30″E / 23.0500°N 90.9583°E / 23.0500; 90.9583. It has 46,044 household units and a total area 133.89 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census,Chatkhil has a population of 233,075. Males constitute 48.43% of the population, and females 51.57%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 90484. Chatkhil has an average literacy rate of 52.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Chatkhil (Town) The town is now a municipality with an area of 6.07 km2 and population 28817; male 48.45%, female 51.55%. It has 9 wards and 18 mahallas. Literacy rate among the town people is 54.8%.[2]

Administration

Chatkhil police station was established in 1977 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. The upazila has 9 unions/wards, 116 mauzas, and 136 villages. Population 1,94,185; male 48.43%, female 51.57%; Muslim 96.23%, Hindu 3.75% and others 0.02%. The hub of the upazila is Bhimmpur village which is actually holding most part of Chatkhil Bazar and all the administration office of Chatkhil upazila.

Education

References

  1. ↑ Tawheed Hossain Chowdhury (2012), "Chatkhil Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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