Paraikora Union
Paraikora Union
পরৈকোড়া ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Paraikora Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′N 91°56′E / 22.233°N 91.933°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Anwara Upazila |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 19,635 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4377[1] |
| Website | paraikoraup |
Paraikora Union (Bengali: পরৈকোড়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Anwara Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 19,635.[3]
Area
The area of Paraikora Union is 3,935 acres (15.92 square kilometers).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Paraikora Union had a population of 19,635, of which 9,488 were males and 10,147 were females. The total number of households was 4,055.[4][3]
Geography
Paraikora Union is located at the easternmost part of Anwara Upazila, approximately 6 kilometres from the upazila headquarters. It is bounded on the south by Haildhar Union and Chatari Union; on the west by Chatari Union; on the north by Kasiais Union and Asia Union of Patiya Upazila; and on the east by Asia Union, Chanhara Union and Sobhandandi Union of Patiya Upazila, as well as Barkal Union of Chandanaish Upazila.
Administration
Paraikora Union is the 9th Union Parishad under Anwara Upazila. The administrative activities of the union fall under the jurisdiction of Anwara Thana. It is part of the Chittagong-13 (Constituency 290) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The villages of Paraikora Union are:[5]
| No | Village |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paraikora |
| 2 | Vingrul |
| 3 | Sitepetua |
| 4 | Kaikhain |
| 5 | Purbokonnara |
| 6 | Bathuapara |
| 7 | Mahata |
| 8 | Talsara |
| 9 | Chenamati |
| 10 | Deotala |
| 11 | Patnikota |
| 12 | Tishri |
| 13 | Shilalia |
| 14 | Tatua |
| 15 | Oshkhain |
| 16 | Mamukhin |
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Paraikora Union had a literacy rate of 65.5%.[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. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Momtaz, Ahmed. "Anowara 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 1 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "গ্রামভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা" [Population by Village]. paraikoraup.chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 1 September 2025.