Patiya is an Upazila of Chittagong District

Chittagong District

Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The port city of Chittagong, second largest city in Bangladesh, is located in this district.-History:...

 in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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Geography

Patiya is located at 22.3000°N 91.9833°E . It has 70218 units of house hold and total area 316.47 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh 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...

, Patiya has a population of 398836. Males constitute are 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 197399. Patiya has an average literacy rate of 44.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Chairman:MD.Idris Miah,

Vice Chairman: Dr.Timir Boron Choudhury,

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):
"Patiya Municipal Chairman":Prof. Harunur Rashid "Patiya Councillor":Muhammad Nazrul Islam

Administrative

Patiya has 25 Unions/Wards, 136 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 124 villages. The township of Patiya has an area of 9.96 km². It is divided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.

History

During the British

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

 rule, a police station was established in Patiya in 1845. It was upgraded to an upazila in 1984. The region saw a lot of revolutionary activities in the 1930s, when revolutionaries from Jugantar

Jugantar

Jugantar or Yugantar was one of the two main secret revolutionary trends operating in Bengal for Indian independence.This association, like Anushilan Samiti started in the guise of suburban fitness club. Several Jugantar members were arrested, hanged, or deported for life to the Cellular Jail in...

 and the fugitives of the Chittagong armoury raid

Chittagong armoury raid

The Chittagong armoury raid was an attempt on April 18, 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in Bengal province of British India, by armed revolutionaries led by Surya Sen....

 fought with British police. During the Bangladesh Liberation War

Bangladesh Liberation War

The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....

, the area sustained heavy bombings from Pakistan Air Force

Pakistan Air Force

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