Chaora Union
Chaora Union
চাওড়া ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
| No. 5 Chaora Union Council | |
Chaora Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°10′N 90°17′E / 22.167°N 90.283°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Barguna District |
| Upazila | Amtali Upazila |
| Government | |
| • Union Parishad Chairman | Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman Khan Badal |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,802 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3126[1] |
| Website | chowraup |
Chaora Union (Bengali: চাওড়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Amtali Upazila of Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern Bangladesh.[2]
History
Chaora had a historical importance in the coastal defence network of the southern Bengal Subah during the Mughal period. In the 17th century, the greater Patuakhali and Barisal region suffered repeated raids by Magh and Portuguese pirates which started to depopulate vast areas of the lower delta, and it is known that there once existed a Portuguese fort at Khepupara, near Amtali Upazila.[3] This prompted Mughal authorities to establish an earthen fort in the village of Patakata in present-day Chaora Union for protection and counterattack.[4] It was strategically situated on the Chaora River, which once extended nearly 20 kilometres and served as an important inland waterway. Over time, the river’s course changed and its strong current diminished, leaving behind only a large earthen mound that marks the remnants of the earlier defensive fortification.[5] It is generally thought to have been constructed under Subahdar Shaista Khan of Bengal, perhaps under the initiative of his son Buzurg Umed Khan.[3] However, other historians alternatively attributed its establishment to the defensive initiatives undertaken by Prince Shah Shuja or Faujdar Agha Baqer Khan.[5]
Geography
The area of Chaora Union is 10,239 acres.[6]
Administration
Chaora Union is the 5th 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 14 villages:[7]
- Batiyaghata
- Chandra
- Chandra Chalitabunia
- Chaora
- Kaunia
- Chalabhanga
- Lodha
- Chaora Chalitabunia
- Chaora Kali Bari
- Ghotkhali
- Baitaghata
- Gilatala
- Betmor
- Patakata
Population
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, the total population of Chaora Union is 20,802. Among them, 10,154 are males and 10,648 are females. The total number of households is 4,741.[6]
Education
According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Chaora Union is 46.6%.[6]
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ a b Bulbul, Saiful Ahsan. বৃহত্তর বরিশালের ঐতিহাসিক নিদর্শন [Historical symbols of greater Barisal] (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Gatidhara.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Amtali Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ a b "চাওড়া মাটির দুর্গ" [Earthern Fort of Chaora]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali).
- ^ a b c "ইউনিয়ন পরিসংখ্যান সংক্রান্ত জাতীয় তথ্য" (PDF). BBS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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