Boalkhali Upazila
Boalkhali
বোয়ালখালী | |
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 Kadurkhil High School | |
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| Coordinates: 22°22.7′N 91°55.2′E / 22.3783°N 91.9200°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Chittagong |
| Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Chittagong-8 |
| Headquarters | Boalkhali Upazila Complex |
| Government | |
| • Body | Upazila Council |
| • MP | Vacant |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 126.46 km2 (48.83 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 258,688 |
| • Density | 2,045.6/km2 (5,298.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4366[2] |
| Area code | 03032[3] |
| Website | boalkhali |
Boalkhali (Bengali: বোয়ালখালী) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.[4]
Geography
[edit]Boalkhali is located at 22°22′40″N 91°55′15″E / 22.3778°N 91.9208°E. It had 44108 households and its total area is 126.46 km2.[4]
According to the 2001 Bangladesh Census, there were 36,588 households.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Boalkhali Upazila had 58,014 households and a population of 258,688. 8.60% of the population were under 5 years of age. Boalkhali had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 83.45%: 85.32% for males and 81.69% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.72 males for every 100 females. 131,116 (50.68%) lived in urban areas.[5]
| Union/Paurashava | Muslim | Hindu | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boalkhali Paurashava | 71,408 | 6,642 | 1,306 |
| Ahalla Karaldenga Union | 11,399 | 4,092 | 400 |
| Amuchia Union | 6,360 | 6,902 | 388 |
| Charandwip Union | 20,764 | 196 | 210 |
| Kadhurkhil Union | 13,475 | 2,407 | 0 |
| Pashchim Gomdandi Union | 12,920 | 105 | 4 |
| Popadia Union | 23,381 | 7,168 | 11 |
| Saroatali Union | 18,747 | 4,330 | 41 |
| Shakpura Union | 16,264 | 7,400 | 807 |
| Sreepur Kharandwip Union | 14,659 | 5,553 | 1,336 |
🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Boalkhali upazila had 44,108 households and a population of 223,125. 46,730 (20.94%) were under 10 years of age. Boalkhali had an average literacy rate of 58.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1042 females per 1000 males. 31,206 (13.99%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]
As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, the population was 201,590, comprising 104,601 males and 96,989 females. Boalkhali had 9 Unions, 31 Mauza and 30 villages and the literacy rate was 71.8%.[8]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Boalkhali has a population of 195607. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 98116. Boalkhali has an average literacy rate of 48.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[9]
Notable residents
[edit]- Abdul Wahid Bengali (1850-1905), theologian, teacher and social reformer
- Binod Bihari Chowdhury, revolutionary, was born at Uttar Bhurshi village in 1911.[10]
- Kalpana Datta, revolutionary, was born at Sreepur village in 1913.[11]
- Shefali Ghosh, singer, was born at Kanungo Para village circa 1941.[12]
- Rama Chowdhury - War heroine of Bangladesh Liberation war.
- Chinmoy Kumar Ghosh - Philosopher, Peace Meditations at the United Nations 1931
- Sultan Ahmed - Politician
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b Golam Kibria Bhuiyan (2012). "Boalkhali Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Upazila/Thana-2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS, 1991 data". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Revolutionary Binod Bihari dies". bdnews24.com. 10 April 2013.
- ^ Bandyopadhyay, Sailesh Kumar (2012). "Datta, Kalpana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ শেফালী ঘোষ : তার কাছে ঋণ [Shefali Ghosh: Loans to him.]. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). 11 July 2014.
