Kelishahar Union
Kelishahar Union
কেলিশহর ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Kelishahar Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°19.5′N 92°0.5′E / 22.3250°N 92.0083°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Patiya Upazila |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.72 km2 (16.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,095 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4370[1] |
| Website | kelishaharup |
Kelishahar Union (Bengali: কেলিশহর ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Patiya Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 16,095.[3]
Area
The area of Kelishahar Union is 10,803 acres (43.72 square kilometres).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Kelishahar Union had a population of 16,095, of which 7,654 were males and 8,441 were females. The total number of households was 3,598.[4][3]
Geography
Kelishahar Union is located in the northern part of Patiya Upazila, approximately 6 kilometres from the upazila headquarters. It is bounded to the west by Dhalghat Union and Dakhin Bhushi Union, to the south by Patiya Municipality and Haidgaon Union, to the east by Haidgaon Union and Ahla Karaldanga Union of Boalkhali Upazila, and to the north by Ahla Karaldanga Union of Boalkhali Upazila.
Administration
Kelishahar Union is the 11th Union Parishad under Patiya Upazila. The administrative activities of the union fall under the jurisdiction of Patiya Thana. It is part of Chittagong-12 (Constituency 289) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The villages in the union are as follows:[5]
| No. | Village name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kelishahar |
| 2 | Ratanpur |
| 3 | East Ratanpur |
| 4 | Chhattor Petua |
| 5 | North Bhurshi |
| 6 | Maitla |
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Kelishahar Union had a literacy rate of 51.7%.[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. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Patiya Upazila". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "National data on union statistics" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "গ্রাম সমূহের নাম" [Names of the villages]. kelishaharup.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 September 2025.