Chauddagram ( bn, চৌদ্দগ্রাম) is an

upazila 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 ...

Cumilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to th ...

in the Division of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

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. It also a

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

under

History

This Chauddagram area was very dear to md osman bhuiyan of kaichuty alkara chauddagram. From this region, a lot of revenue was collected in the king's treasury. The generous king also did a lot of good deeds in this area. The large reservoirs and dig of Chauddagram bear their identity. At that time, different geographicaregionsas were called Parganas for the purpose of rent collection Upazila was also a pargana headquarters at Chauddagram. As this pargana was established with fourteen villages, it was named Chauddagram. Later, when the thana was established in 1905, the whole thana was renamed Chauddagram after the name of the center.

Language and Culture

The geo-nature and geographical location of the Chauddagram Upazila have played a role in shaping the language and culture of the people of this Upazila. located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, this Upazila is surrounded by the Indian state of Tripura, Dhaka division, and other Upazilas of the Chittagong division. here the main characteristics of the language are the same as in other Upazilas of Bangladesh, yet some diversity can be found. for example, in the spoken language, the sound of great life is largely absent, that is, there is a tendency to simplify the language. the regional language of Chauddagram Upazila is very similar to the language of the dhaka region, the regional language of Lakhsam Upazila is very similar to the language of the Noakhali area. experts believe that Chauddagram has had a huge impact on the language culture of Upazila. the civilization of Chauddagram Upazila is very old. the archaeological artifacts found in this area and the ruins of the Buddhist vihara are known to be the bearers of ancient civilizations.

Geography

Chauddagram is South East of

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. It is on the Southern part of

Comilla Comilla (; bn, কুমিল্লা, Kumillā, ), officially spelled Cumilla, is the fifth largest city of Bangladesh and second largest in Chittagong division. It is the administrative centre of the Comilla District. The name Comilla was ...

. Surrounded by Sadar Dakshin,Tripura,Laksham,Feni .

Administration

Chauddagram Upazila is divided into Chauddagram Municipality and 13

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Alkara, Batisha, Cheora, Ghulpasha, Gunabati, Jagannatdighi, Kalikapur, Kankapait, Kashinagar, Moonshirhat, Shuvapur, Sreepur, and Ujirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 363 mauzas and 403 villages. Chauddagram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27

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Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Chauddagram Upazila had a population of 443,648 living in 87,475 households. Chauddagram Upazila had a population growth rate of 16.28% over the decade 2001-2011. It had a literacy rate of 56.9% and a sex ratio of 1131 females to 1000 males. 8.64% of the population lives in urban areas.

Education

Schools:
Chauddagram H. J. Govt. Pilot Model High School
(1921)
Chouddagram Secondary Pilot Girls High School
* Kankapait School (Founder - Munshi Muhammad Ibrahim) * Cheora B.F High School * Bijoykara School and College est- School -1970 and College - 1992 (Founder - Aga MD Aminul Islam Chowdhury) * Batisa Secondary School, founded in 1926 Munsirhat High School (1954) * Khironshal Kazi Jafar Ahmed High School * Payer Khola High School (1882) * Gunabati M/L High School, Tarashail High School * Munshirhat High School * Padua Sufia Rahman High School (1966). Colleges:
Chauddagram Government College
* Chauddagram Government Technical School And College * Al Haj Noor Mia University College * Cheora Government College

References

{{Authority control Upazilas of Comilla District