Kendua Upazila


Kendua is an upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
WWW kendua.netrokona.gov.bd

Geography

Kendua is located at. It has 66133 households and total area. The upazila is bounded by Netrokona Sadar and Atpara upazilas on the north, Tarail Upazila of Kishoreganj district on the south, Madan upazila on the east, Ishwarganj, Gauripur and Nandail upazilas on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kendua Upazila had 76,127 households and a population of 316,976. 10.74% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kendua had a literacy rate of 64.90%: 66.16% for males and 63.75% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.14 males for 100 females. 34,922 lived in urban areas.

Administration

Kendua Thana was formed 1890 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Kendua Upazila is divided into Kendua Municipality and 13 union parishads: Asujia, Balaishimul, Chirang, Dalpa, Garadoba, Ganda, Kandiura, Mashka, Muzaffarpur, Noapara, Paikura, Roailbari, and Sandikona. The union parishads are subdivided into 217 mauzas and 289 villages.
Kendua Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.

Notable people