Patiya ( bn, পটিয়া) is an upazila of

Chattogram District Chittagong District, renamed the Chattogram District, is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division. The port city of Chattogram, which is the second largest city in Bangladesh, is lo ...

Chattogram Division Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...

, Bangladesh.

History

During the British rule, a police station(thana) was established in Patiya in 1845. It was upgraded to an ''upazila'' in 1984. The region saw revolutionary activities in the 1930s, when revolutionaries from Jugantar and the fugitives of the Chittagong armoury raid fought with British police. During the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

, the area sustained heavy bombings from Pakistan Air Force. The Pakistani occupation army massacred more than 300 Hindus in Muzaffarabad village on 3 May 1971 in collaboration with the Razakars.

Geography

Patiya is located at . It has 70,218 households and a total area of . The township of Patiya has an area of . "Budbudir Chora" is one of them having enormous green forest and wild life. Every year local tourists go there for its green forest, small canals and animals like deer, birds and butterflies.

Demographics

According to the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...

, Patiya had a population of 398,836. Males constituted 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. The population aged 18 or over was 197,399. Patiya had an average literacy rate of 44.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Patiya Upazila is divided into Patiya Municipality and 22 union parishads: Asia, Bara Uthan, Baralia, Bhatikhain, Chanhara, Char Lakshya, Char Patharghata, Dakshin Bhurshi, Dhalghat, Habilasdwip, Haidgaon, Janglukhain, Jiri, Juldha, Kachuai, Kasiais, Kelishahar, Kharana, Kolagaon, Kusumpura, Sikalbaha, and Sobhandandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 208 villages. Patiya Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas. Chairman:MOTAHERUL ISLAM CHY, Vice Chairman: Syed yar Mohammad Peyaru, Woman Vice Chairman:Afroza Begum from BNP

Upazila Nirbahi Officer An Upazila Nirbahi Officer (Abbreviation: UNO; bn, উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার) is the chief executive officer of an upazila (subdistrict) and a mid-level officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration ...

(UNO): Abdullah Al Mamun "Patiya Municipal Mayor": Professor Md.Harunur Rashid "

Education

According to Banglapedia, Abdur Rahman Government Girls' High School, founded in 1957, Abdus Sobhan Rahat Ali High School (1914), Chakrashala Krishi High School (1857), Muzaffarabad N. J. High School (1929), S A Noor High School (1966), Union Krishi High School (1978) and Patiya Model High School (1845) are notable secondary schools. The madrasa education system includes a notable kamil madrasa, Shahchand Auliya Kamil Madrasa, founded in 1928.

Notable residents

* Purnendu Dastidar, revolutionary politician and writer, was born in Dhalghat village in 1909. * Maniruzzaman Islamabadi, Islamic philosopher and journalist, was from Barama village. * Pritilata Waddedar, revolutionary nationalist, was born at Dhalghat village in 1911. * Ayub Bachchu, a Bangladeshi musician.

References

{{Authority control Upazilas of Chittagong District