Kanthalia Union ( bn, কাঁঠালিয়া ইউনিয়ন, links=https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8,_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE) is one of the six union councils under

Kathalia Upazila Kathalia ( bn, কাঠালিয়া ) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Kathalia is located at . It has 23,904 households and a total area of 152.08 km2.Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur ...

Jhalakati District Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna dis ...

in the

Barishal Division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

of southern region of

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Geography

Kanthalia Union is located at . Kanthalia Union is situated at the Kathalia Sadar of

. It shares borders with Panchanoanda

Canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

to the north, Hetalbuniya-Amua Road located in the south, to the east Bishkhali River, to the west Majhibari

. Kanthalia Union has an area of 8324 acres.

Canal and River

* Bishkhali River * Boro Kanthalia

* Aura

Administration

Kanthalia Union is the 4th Union Parishad Under

.The administrative activities of this union is under Kanthalia Union Parishad. This is included in the 125 No. Electoral Area Jhalakathi-1 of

National Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

. At present, there is 13 wards under Kanthalia Union.The administrative activities of this union is under Kanthalia Union Parishad.

Demographics

According to Census-2011, The total population of Kanthalia Union is 19,333.Among them number of male is 9376 and number of female is 9957.Number of total family is 5,082.

Village-wise Population

Educational Institutions

According to the Census-2011, the literacy rate of Kanthalia Union is about 75%.

Number of Educational Institution

* College-01 * Primary School-11 * High School-04

Agriculture

The major crops of these area are Paddy, Betel Nut, Pulses, and grains of summer.

Economics

The main occupations of the people of this area are Business and Service Holding. Other occupations are fish farming, fish hunting, animal husbandry, poultry rearing etc.

Transportation

Roadway

Road communication has improved significantly in recent days. People can travel Kanthalia by bus or private car from

Jhalokati Jhalokati ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a town in Jhalokati district in the Barisal Division, division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Jhalokati district. The town covers an area of ...

, Bhandaria,

Barisal Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...

Pirojpur Pirojpur ( bn, পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth- ...

directly. There is bus service from Gabtoli, Sayedabad,

Chattogram 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 ...

and

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

Waterway

Water transport is a major attraction in this area. Numerous rivers and canals force the inhabitants to use boats as the main medium of transportation. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Kanthalia is famous for beautiful rivers, canals and islands. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel Kanthalia through boats, launches and steamers. People can travel from main Inland Ports to Kanthalia River Port directly.

Places of interest

Choilar Chor (Sonneratia Island)

Beside the Bishkhali river of Kathalia Upazila, there is an island in Hetalbuniya village named "Choilar Chor". It is an island of about 30.61 acre area. There are a lot of Choila tree ( Mangrove Apple Tree) in that island; that's why the island was named after it. There is scenic landscape and picnic spot for tourists.

Markets

References

External links

{{Jhalokati District Unions of Kathalia Upazila Jhalokati District