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.
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]
Economicsedit
This is an agrarian area. Farmers and fisheries are the main sources of income. Many are working as migrant Bangladeshi.
Administrationedit
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]
Educationedit
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.
Infrastructureedit
Government hospitals: 2 (Meghna Upazila Health complex & Luter char Union Health complex), medical clinic: 4
meghna, upazila, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2013. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Meghna Upazila news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Meghna Bengali ম ঘন 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 Meghna UpazilaUpazilaCoordinates 23 37 N 90 41 E 23 62 N 90 68 E 23 62 90 68Country BangladeshDivisionChittagong DivisionDistrictComillaArea Total99 57 km2 38 44 sq mi Population Total112 453 Density1 100 km2 2 900 sq mi Time zoneUTC 6 BST Websitemeghna wbr comilla wbr gov wbr bd Contents 1 Geographical location 2 Demographics 3 Economics 4 Administration 5 Education 6 Infrastructure 7 See also 8 ReferencesGeographical 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 editReligions 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 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 4 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 editGovernment hospitals 2 Meghna Upazila Health complex amp Luter char Union Health complex medical clinic 4 Hat Bazaar 17 Post office 5See also editUpazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of BangladeshReferences edit Meghna Upazila a b Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report Comilla PDF bbs gov bd Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Community Tables Comilla district PDF bbs gov bd 2011 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 nbsp This Chittagong Division location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meghna Upazila amp oldid 1183974832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
