Kendua Upazila

Kendua (Bengali: কেন্দুয়া) is an upazila of Netrokona District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Kendua

কেন্দুয়া
Upazila
Kendua
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°39′N 90°50.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
Area
 • Total303.6 km2 (117.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total304,729
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekendua.netrokona.gov.bd

Geography

Kendua is located at 24.6500°N 90.8417°E / 24.6500; 90.8417. It has 51221 households and total area 303.6 km2.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Kendua had a population of 304,729. Males constituted 49.24% of the population and females 50.76%. Muslims formed 96.16% of the population, Hindus 3.72% and others 0.13%. Kendua had a literacy rate of 37.58% for the population 7 years and above.[2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kendua has a population of 265628. Males constitute 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 133969. Kendua has an average literacy rate of 37.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Kendua Upazila is divided into Kendua Municipality and 13 union parishads: Asujia, Balaishimul, Chirang, Dalpa, Garadoba, Gamda, Kandiura, Mashka, Muzaffarpur, Noapara, Paikura, Roailbari, and Sardikona. The union parishads are subdivided into 217 mauzas and 289 villages.[4]

Kendua Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[4]

Notable people
  • Raushan Yazdani, author and folklorist
  • Hadis Uddin Chowdhury, Member of Gonoporishod (1970), organizer of freedom fighters in kendua upazila

See also

References
  1. Md Abul Hasem Khan (2012). "Kendua Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Netrakona" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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