Purquil is a village in the east-central part of Bangladesh. It is located at Mehari Union of Kasba Upazila in Brahmanbaria district of Chittagong division.[4]

Purquil
পুরকুইল
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Purquil
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°46′51″N 91°05′00″E / 23.780757°N 91.083451°E / 23.780757; 91.083451
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChattogram (Chittagong)
DistrictBrahmanbaria
UpazilaKasba
Union2 No. Mehari
Ward8 No.
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyUnion council
 • UP ChairmanMosharraf Hossain Morshed[2]
 • Ward MemberJuwel Mia [3]
Population
 • Total
650[1]
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
3460

Demography

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According to the 2011 census, the total population of Purquil village is about 650.[1] All the people in the village are followers of Islam.

Location

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It is bounded on the east by Kheora village, on the west by Ishan Nagar village, on the north by Jamuna village and on the south by Bahar Aata and Chaubepur villages. All the villages are located in Mehari Union.

A canal called Rajar Khal flows past the village of Purkuil, and a tributary of the Titas River flows not far from the village.

Education and culture

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There is a Fazil madrasa in the village called "Purquil Gausia Habibia Fazil Madrasa". There are also two Hafizia madrasas.

The village of Purkuil has three mosques and two Eidgahs for the Muslim community. There are two cemeteries in the village.[5] There is also a small market in the village.

References

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  1. ^ a b মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: গ্রাম ভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা [Mehari Union: Village-based population]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  2. ^ Chakraborty, Ujjal (31 January 2022). নবীনগর-কসবায় ইউপি চেয়ারম্যান হলেন যারা | বাংলাদেশ. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  3. ^ মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: এক নজরে মেহারী ইউপি [Mehari Union: Mehari UP at a glance]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  4. ^ মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: গ্রামসমূহের তালিকা [Mehari Union: List of villages]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ^ "bn:মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: কবরস্থান" [Mahari Union: Cemetery]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.