Athara Gachhia


Athara Gachhia Union is a union parishad under Amtali Upazila of Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern Bangladesh.

Geography

The area of Athara Gachhia Union is 11,296 acres.

Administration

Athara Gachhia Union is the 3rd Union Parishad under Amtali Upazila. The administrative activities of this union are under the jurisdiction of Amtali Thana. It is part of the 109th parliamentary constituency, Barguna-1. It contains 12 villages:
  1. Atharagasia
  2. Godanga
  3. Darikata
  4. Chalitabunia
  5. Ghazipur
  6. Gerabunia
  7. Algi
  8. Sakharia
  9. Chaola
  10. Dharma Narayan
  11. Golbunia
  12. Sonakhali

Population

According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, the total population of Athara Gachhia Union is 23,444. Among them, 11,350 are males and 12,094 are females. The total number of households is 5,349.

Education

According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Chaora Union is 44.2%.