Kamalnagar Upazila
Kamalnagar Upazila (lakshmipur district) area 144.28 sq km, located in between 90°45' and 90°59' north latitudes and in between 22°39' and 22°51' east longitudes. It is bounded by lakshmipur sadar upazila on the north, ramgati upazila on the south, noakhali sadar and subarna char upazila on the east and daulatkhan upazila on the west.
Population 164201male 84486, female 79715; Muslim 160937, Hindu 3251 and others 13.
Water bodies Main river: meghna.
Administration Kamalnagar upazila was formed on 20 June 2006.
| Upazila | ||||||||
| Municipality | Union | Mouza | Village | Population | Density (per sq km) | Literacy rate (%) | ||
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |||||
|
9 |
25 |
32 |
61883 |
331471 |
689 |
38.7 |
27.7 | |
| Upazila Town | ||||||||
|
Area (sq km) |
Mouza |
Population |
Density (per sq km) |
Literacy rate (%) | ||||
|
71.64 |
2 |
61883 |
864 |
37.93 | ||||
| Union | ||||
| Name of union and GO code | Area (acre) | Population | Literacy rate (%) | |
| Male | Female | |||
|
Char Kadira 63 |
7343 |
11578 |
11732 |
26.30 |
|
Char Kalkini 71 |
5151 |
12281 |
11039 |
18.83 |
|
Char Falcon 47 |
8217 |
15613 |
15202 |
23.87 |
|
Char Lawrence 79 |
9716 |
12025 |
11473 |
25.35 |
|
Char Martin |
10523 |
8025 |
7546 |
27.17 |
|
Torabganj |
- |
4372 |
4233 |
30.51 |
|
Patarir Hat |
3713 |
1794 |
982 |
5.67 |
|
Shaheberhat |
6759 |
11422 |
10385 |
11.90 |
|
Hajirhat 94 |
5117 |
11748 |
11284 |
38.22 |
Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Marks of the War of Liberation Mass grave 1 (Munshirhat).
Noted religious institutions Mohammad Hawlader Mosque (1915), Torabganj Jami Mosque, Hajirhat Jami Mosque (1960), Karuna Nagar Satya Gopal Mandir.
Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 26.6%; male 29.5%, female 23.8%. Noted educational institutions: Char Jangalia SC High School (1932), Char Lawrence High School (1968), Towaha Memorial Girls' High School' (1992), Hajirhat Millat Academy (1958), Hajirhat Hamidia Fazil Madrasa (1950).
Cultural organisation Library 1.
Main crops Paddy, ground nut, mustered seed.
Communication facilities Pucca road 17 km, semi-pucca road 12 km and mud road 168 km.
Noted cottage industries Pottery, iron works, bamboo works.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 5, most noted of which are Ludhua Bazar, Hajirhat, Char Lawrence Bazar and Torabganj Hat.
Main export Hilsa fish.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health centre 5.
Natural disasters About 70 persons were victims of small pox and cholera disease in 1957. Besides, a few thousand people were victims of flood occurred in 1970.
NGO activities Prayas, Upakul (coastal area) Samaj Unnayan Sangstha. [Nazimuddin Mahmud]
References Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field survey report of Kamalnagar Upazila 2007.
