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Barkal Upazila
Barkal ( bn, বরকল ) is an upazila (sub-district) of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong Division, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Tribal people call it as Borhol বড়হল . Geography Barkal is located at . It has a total area of 760.89 km2. Barkal upazila is bordered by Bagaichhari Upazila, Bagaichhari upazila to the north, Langadu Upazila, Langadu and Rangamati Sadar Upazila, Rangamati Sadar upazilas to the west, Juraichhari Upazila, Juraichhari upazila to the south, and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east. Demographics As of the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barkal upazila had 9,396 households and a population of 47,523. 12,122 (25.51%) were under 10 years of age. Barkal had an average literacy rate of 44.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 855 females per 1000 males. 1,932 (4.07%) of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 35,763 (75.25%), of which Chakma people, Chakma were 34,408 and Marma peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upazilas Of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh ha495 upazilas(as of 20 Oct 2022). The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs). This system of devolution was introduced by the former military ruler and president of Bangladesh, Lieutenant General Hossain Mohammad Ershad, in an attempt to strengthen local government. Below UPs, villages (''gram'') and ''para'' exist, but these have no administrative power and elected members. The Local Government Ordinance of 1982 was amended a year later, redesignatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
