CHHAGALNAIYA UPAZILA

'Chhagalnaiya' () is an Upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
It lies in the southern part of the district, bordering Tripura state of India and Mirsharai Upazila of Chittagong. It is rich in history and culture. The great medieval warrior Shamser Ghazi hailed from Chhagalnaiya. It is also the birthplace of many other noted historical figures including Sir A. F. Rahman, first Muslim Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, Gaziul Haque, Advocate Kazi Fazlul Haque and Riaz Rahman.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Administrative

See also

References

Geography

Chhagalnaiya is located at . It has 26564 units of house hold and total area 133.49 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Chhagalnaiya has a population of 154116. Males constitute are 49.79% of the population, and females 50.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 73541. Chhagalnaiya has an average literacy rate of 43.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

Administrative

Chhagalnaiya has 6 Unions/Wards, 54 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 63 villages.

See also

★ Upazilas of Bangladesh

★ Districts of Bangladesh

★ Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Population Census Wing, BBS.