Meghna Upazila

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Meghna Upazila (comilla district) area 99.57 sq km, located in between 23°34' and 23°41' north latitudes and in between 90°38' and 90°46' east longitudes. It is bounded by araihazar upazila (narayanganj) on the north, daudkandi upazila on the south, homna and titas upazilas on the east and sonargaon (Narayanganj) and gazaria upazilas on the west.

Population Total 112453; male 56453, female 56000; Muslim 106704, Hindu 5742, Christian 4 and others 3.

Water bodies Main rivers: meghna and Kathalia.'

Administration Meghna Thana was turned into an upazila in 1999.

Upazila
Municipality Union Mouza Village Population Density (per sq km) Literacy rate (%)
Urban Rural Urban Rural
- 7 39 102 6159 106294 1129 46.2 44.5
Upazila Town
Area (sq km) Mouza Population Density (per sq km) Literacy rate (%)
4.30 1 6159 1432 46.2
Union
Name of union and GO code Area (acre) Population Literacy rate (%)
Male Female
Chandanpur 19 2756 6778 6523 43.5
Chalibhanga 21 2644 6642 6491 36.4
Govindapur 43 6964 10049 10501 44.1
Barakanda 12 5011 11695 11438 46.2
Maniker Char 71 2495 7058 6860 49.9
Radhanagar 95 2374 8351 7940 48.6
Luter Char 53 3154 5880 6247 48.6

Source  Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Religious institutions Mosque 221, temple 6, Math 1.

War of Liberation There had been no direct fight between the freedom fighters and the Pak army in the present territory of the upazila during the War of Liberation. But local freedom fighters did have the arms training and they resisted movements of the Pak army and razakars in the area and also, took part in operation against the enemies in the neighboring Gazaria thana.

For details: see মেঘনা উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৮।

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 44.6%; male 48.2%, female 41.0%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 7, primary school 51, community primary school 1, madrasa 2. Noted educational institutions: Maniker Char College (1970), Daulat Hossain Multilateral High School (1938), Maniker Char LL High School (1946), Sonar Char High School (1967), Muzzafor Ali High School (1967), Chandanpur MA High School (1971).

Cultural organisations Library 2.

Main sources of income Agriculture 53.71%, non-agricultural labourer 1.52%, industry 0.99%, commerce 14.88%, transport and communication 1.88%, service 6.39%, construction 0.93%, religious services 0.21%, rent and remittance 6.62% and others 13.28%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 74.07%, landless 25.93%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, pulses.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Kaun, sesame.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, coconut, kul, water melon, palm.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 17.03 km, semi-pucca 15 km, mud road 186.69 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart.

Cottage industries Jute goods, pottery, etc.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 77.1% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 93.9%, tap 0.6% and others 5.5%.

Sanitation 87.6% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 10.6% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 1.8% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Hospital 1, family planning centre 7, community health clinic 7, diagnostic centre 1.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, proshika, CARE. [Md. Habibur Rahman Bhuiya]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Meghna Upazila 2007.