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Upazila in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Karnaphuli কর্ণফুলী
Upazila
Location of Karnaphuli
Coordinates: 22°18′N 91°54′E / 22.3°N 91.9°E / 22.3; 91.9
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-13
HeadquartersKarnaphuli Upazila Complex
Government
 • BodyUpazila Council
 • MPVacant
 • ChairmanVacant
 • Chief Executive OfficerMasuma Jannat
Area
 • Total55.36 km (21.37 sq mi)
Population
 • Total203,705
 • Density3,700/km (9,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code4371
Websitekarnafuli.chittagong.gov.bd

Karnaphuli (Bengali: কর্ণফুলী) is an upazila of Chittagong District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Administration Karnaphuli Thana was established on 27 May 2000. Karnaphuli, a police station area under Chittagong's Patiya, has been upgraded to an Upazila.

Demographics

Religions in Karnaphuli Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam   96.51%
Hinduism   2.97%
Other or not stated   0.52%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Karnaphuli upazila had 29,975 households and a population of 162,110. 24,015 (14.81%) were under 7 years of age. Karnaphuli had an average literacy rate of 52.07%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 936 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.

Administrative

Karnaphuli River

Municipality

  • Karnaphuli

Union

  1. Char Patharghata
  2. Shikalbaha
  3. Char Lakhya
  4. Juldha
  5. Bara Uthan

See also

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. Baten, Md. Abdul (2012). "Karnafuli Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. Mahmud, Tarek (9 June 2012). "Ctg police stations in shabby state". The Daily Star.
  4. "Karnaphuli becomes Bangladesh's 490th Upazila". bdnews24.com. 9 May 2016.
  5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.
  6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
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