Asma Union

Asma Union

আসমা ইউনিয়ন
Asma Union আসমা ইউনিয়ন
	Asma Union Location in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 24°54′03″N 90°54′00″E / 24.900934°N 90.900063°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Netrokona District
Upazila	Barhatta Upazila
Population (2022)
• Total	21,370
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)

Asma Union (Bengali: আসমা ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Barhatta Upazila of Netrokona District in northern Bangladesh

Geography

Asma Union has a total area of 7,353 acres (2,976 ha). ^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Asma Union had 4,893households and a had a total population of 21,370 of which males numbered 10,541 and females numbered 10,825 ^[2] Muslims numbered 20,194, Hindus 1,174. ^[3]

Asma Union had a literacy rate of 32.2 %.^[1]

Villages

A union council or a rural council, rural union, simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh,^[4]

Mouzas (villages in Asma Union with a population exceeding 1,000 in 2022 Bangladesh census census were (population in brackets): Chhaygaon (1,438), Chhota Kailati (2,505), Gabarkanda (1,674), Goral (1,385), Gumuria (1,332), Hariatala (2,061), Rohua (1,033) and Ujangaon (2,529).^[2]

Civic facilities

Bangladesh census 2022 provides information about various facilities availed by people. Here the information for the union is provided. The page number in brackets after the information is the page of the census report on which it is available.

In Asma Union, 66.2% of the population above 15 years have a mobile phone for their use. 16.4% of the population above 15 years are internet users. (page 661). 10.59% of the population are having account in financial institution, bank/ insurance/micro-credit/post office etc. 39.59% of the population are having mobile account. (page 713}. In Asma Union, 98.54% of the population are having their own dwelling unit - 92.39% have kancha structures, 0.90% have pucca structures and 0.51% live in jhupries. (page768). In Asma Union, 99.36% have electricity coverage. 72.31% use wood/chalk/ chopped wood as cooking fuel, 23.28% use wood-coal/ charcoal/ dried dung. (page 928)^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Barhatta Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ ^a ^b "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 102" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
^ "Table C-03: Population by Religion,Location and Community, 2022, Page 226" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
^ Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat. "Functioning of Local Government (Union Parishad): Legal and Practical Constraints" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^ "Population and Housing Census 2022, Community Report: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics – Statistics and informatics Division Ministry of Planning. Retrieved 18 June 2026.

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[Banglapedia-1] "Barhatta Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[pop-2] "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 102" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

[3] "Table C-03: Population by Religion,Location and Community, 2022, Page 226" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 19 June 2026.

[4] Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat. "Functioning of Local Government (Union Parishad): Legal and Practical Constraints" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

[5] "Population and Housing Census 2022, Community Report: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics – Statistics and informatics Division Ministry of Planning. Retrieved 18 June 2026.

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