Kamalnagar Upazila

Kamalnagar কমলনগর উপজেলা
Upazila
Coordinates: 22°43.8′N90°52.8′E / 22.7300°N 90.8800°E / 22.7300; 90.8800
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Lakshmipur
Area
• Total	314.86 km2 (121.57 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	222,915
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)

Kamalnagar is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. ^[1]

Administration

Kamalnagar Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Char Folcon, Char Kadira, Char Kalkini, Char Lawrench, Char Martin, Hajirhat, Patarirhat, Shaheberhat, and Torabgonj. The union parishads are subdivided into 33 mauzas and 33 villages. ^[2]

Demographics

Religions in Kamalnagar upazila (2011) [3]
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.27%
Hinduism			1.73%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kamalnagar Upazila had 46,092 households and a population of 222,915. 69,319 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Kamalnagar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 30.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 12,747 (5.72%) lived in urban areas. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Nazimuddin Mahmud (2012). "Komolnogor Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. "Community Tables: Lakshmipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Lakshimpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.