Kamalnagar is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3]
Kamalnagar
কমলনগর উপজেলা | |
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Coordinates: 22°43.8′N 90°52.8′E / 22.7300°N 90.8800°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Lakshmipur |
Area | |
• Total | 314.86 km2 (121.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 217,293 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 3731[2] |
Administration
editKamalnagar Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Char Folcon, Char Kadira, Char Kalkini, Char Lawrench, Char Martin, Hajirhat, Patarirhat, Shaheberhat, and Torabgonj. The union parishads are subdivided into 33 mauzas and 33 villages.[4]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kamalnagar Upazila had 46,092 households and a population of 222,915. 69,319 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Kamalnagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 30.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 12,747 (5.72%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Lakshmipur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-258-0.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Nazimuddin Mahmud (2012). "Komolnogor Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Community Tables: Lakshmipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.