Dhopachhari Union
Dhopachhari Union
ধোপাছড়ি ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Dhopachhari Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′N 92°8′E / 22.233°N 92.133°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Chandanaish Upazila |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.77 km2 (22.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10,175 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4381[1] |
| Website | dhopachhariup |
Dhopachhari Union (Bengali: ধোপাছড়ি ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Chandanaish Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 10,175.[3]
Area
The area of Dhopachhari Union is 14,277 acres (57.77 square kilometers).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Dhopachhari Union had a population of 10,175, of which 5,075 were males and 5,100 were females. The total number of households was 2,076.[4][3]
Geography
Dhopachhari Union is located across the entire eastern part and the northernmost area of Chandanaish Upazila, approximately 20 kilometres from the upazila headquarters. It is bordered on the west by Dohazari Municipality, Hashimpur Union, Kanchanabad Union, Kachuai Union and Haidgaon Union of Patiya Upazila; on the north by Padua Union of Rangunia Upazila; on the east by Puranagar Union of Satkania Upazila, Kuhalong Union and Bandarban Municipality of Bandarban Sadar Upazila, Bandarban District; and on the south by Dohazari Municipality and Puranagar Union of Satkania Upazila.
Administration
Dhopachhari Union is the 10th Union Parishad under Chandanaish Upazila. The administrative activities of this union fall under the jurisdiction of Chandanaiish Thana. It is part of Chittagong-14 (Constituency 291) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The villages of Dhopachhari Union are:[5]
| No. | Village name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Purba Dhopachhari |
| 2 | Pashchim Dhopachhari |
| 3 | Chiringghata |
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Dhopachhari Union had a literacy rate of 30.3%.[4][3]
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.
- ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Momtaz, Ahmed. "Chandanaish Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "National data on union statistics" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "গ্রামভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা" [Village-based population]. dhopachhariup.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 August 2025.