Chandina Upazila


Chandina is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
WWW chandina.comilla.gov.bd

Geography

Chandina is located at. It has 69,736 households and a total area of 201.01 km2. Chandina township is a class B municipality, which is located at the extreme north of the upazila by the N1 or Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. Value of property in the Municipality have increased significantly in last decade due to its proximity to N1 and heavy influx of people coming from villages for education and jobs.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Chandina Upazila had 93,458 households and a population of 394,874. 11.18% of the population were under 5 years of age. Chandina had a literacy rate of 74.24%: 75.00% for males and 73.60% for females, and a sex ratio of 86.72 males for every 100 females. 86,886 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chandina Upazila had 69,736 households and a population of 350,273. 92,365 were under 10 years of age. Chandina had a literacy rate of 51.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1112 females per 1000 males. 48,471 lived in urban areas.

Administration

Chandina Upazila is divided into Chandina Municipality and 13 union parishads. They are Barera, Batagashi, Borkoroi, Barkait, Dollai Nawabpur, Etberpur, Gollai, Joag, Keronkhal, Madhaiya, Maijkhar, Mohichail, and Shuhilpur alphabetically. 13 Union parishads are further subdivided into 121 mauzas and 223 villages.
Chandina Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Education