Chandpur Sadar Upazila
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Chandpur Sadar is an Upazila of the Chandpur District
in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh
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It is mainly reputed for its famous hilsha fish, which are caught by the local fishermen from the nearby Meghna river.
It had an average literacy rate of 57.12%.
The old 1991 census
states a population of 396872 of which only 49.28% were more than 18 years of age, 47.75% were female, and 40.1% literate.
Chandpur District
Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. It is located at the mouth of the Meghna River. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The town of Chandpur is terminus of a metre gauge branch of Bangladesh Railways. It also has a water terminal situated here.-Geography:Chandpur district has a...
in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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It is mainly reputed for its famous hilsha fish, which are caught by the local fishermen from the nearby Meghna river.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, Chandpur Sadar had 85062 households and a population of 436680 of which 49.84% are female.It had an average literacy rate of 57.12%.
The old 1991 census
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...
states a population of 396872 of which only 49.28% were more than 18 years of age, 47.75% were female, and 40.1% literate.
See also
- Upazilas of BangladeshUpazilas of Bangladesh||The districts of Bangladesh are divided into subdistricts called Upazila Parishad , or Thana . Upazilas are similar to the county subdivisions found in some Western countries....
- Districts of BangladeshDistricts of BangladeshThe divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....
- Divisions of BangladeshDivisions of Bangladesh||Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative regions called divisions . Each division is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that serves as the administrative capital of that division:...
- Demographics of BangladeshDemographics of BangladeshThis article is about the demographic features of the population of Bangladesh, including population density, ethnicity, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....