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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.
Meghna Upazila | |
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| Coordinates: 23°37′N 90°41′E / 23.62°N 90.68°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Comilla |
| Area | |
• Total | 99.57 km2 (38.44 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 118,806 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3512[2] |
| Website | meghna |
Geographical location
editAraihazar upazila on the north, Sonargaon on the west, Gazaria and Daudkandi on the south and Homna and Titas upazilas on the east.
Demographics
editAccording 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
editThis is an agrarian area. Farmers and fisheries are the main sources of income. Many are working as migrant Bangladeshi.
Administration
editMeghna 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
editLiteracy 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
edit- Government hospitals: 2 (Meghna Upazila Health complex & Luter char Union Health complex), medical clinic: 4
- Hat Bazaar: 17
- Post office: 5
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Meghna Upazila
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.
- ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "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
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