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Shilak Union (Bengali: শিলক ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Rangunia Upazila of Chittagong District in the Chittagong Division of southeastern Bangladesh.

Geography

The village is situated on the bank of Karnaphuli river and this is north side of village and east side Kodhala, south side Padhua, west side Sarafbhata.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shilok Union had 3,744 households and a population of 18,009. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 50.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%. 57.9% of the employed population was engaged in agricultural work.

Administration

Education

M. Shah Alam Chowdhury Degree College is the only degree college in the union. South Rangunia Shilak Girls' College is the only other college in the union. There are four secondary schools in the union: Shilak Hamid Sharif Girls' High School, South Rangunia Shilok M. L. High School, South Shilok M. Shah Alam Chowdhury High School, and West Shilak Badoura Alam Chowdhury High School.

References

  1. Barua, Suniti Ranjan. "Rangunia Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Chittagong". lged.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. "Community Report: Manikganj" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. pp. 154, 424, 650. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  5. "rangunia". chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. "List of Degree (Pass) Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  7. "List of Intermediate Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. "List of Secondary Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

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