Chandgaon Thana

Chandgaon

চান্দগাঁও
Chandgaon চান্দগাঁও
Thana
	Chandgaon Location in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 22°23′N 91°52′E / 22.383°N 91.867°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
Area
• Total	32.14 km2 (12.41 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	312,244
• Density	6,834/km2 (17,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4212
Area code	031

Chandgaon (Bengali: চান্দগাঁও) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It comprises the Chandgoan Residential Area and the Kalurghat Industrial Area.^[5]

Geography

Chandgaon Thana is located at 22°23′00″N 91°52′00″E / 22.3833°N 91.8667°E / 22.3833; 91.8667. It has 40,888 households and a total area of 32.14 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chandgaon had a population of 219,641, of whom 119,069 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 56.4% of the population, and females 43.6%. Chandgaon had an average literacy rate of 46.5% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.^[6]

Points of interest

Mini Bangladesh is an amusement park located in the area.

Administration

Chandgaon has,

6 Unions/Wards
14 Mauzas/Mahallas

The postcode is 4212. The current commissioner of the Chandgaon ward is Commissioner MR Esrarul Haque Esrar under Chittagong City Corporation.

Education

Bakalia Government High School
Hazera Taju Degree College
CDA Public School and College
Chittagong Residential School and College
Merit Bangladesh School and College
Karnaphuli Public School and College
Southeast Public School & College

Hajera Taju University College is the only college in the thana. The madrasa education system includes one Kamil madrasa.^[7]

References

^ "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
^ Alamgir, Nur Uddin (17 January 2007). "Chandgaon fast becoming commercial area". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
^ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

External links

Golam Kibria Bhuiyan (2012), "Chandgaon Thana", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

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[Elevation_of_Chattagram-1] "Geographic coordinates of Chattagram Bangladesh". DATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[census2022-nationalreport-2] National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.

[postalcode-3] "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.

[areacode-4] "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.

[5] Alamgir, Nur Uddin (17 January 2007). "Chandgaon fast becoming commercial area". The Daily Star. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

[census-6] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

[7] "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

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