Titas Upazila
Titas
তিতাস | |
|---|---|
Gumti River at Titas Upazila | |
| Coordinates: 23°36′N 90°46′E / 23.600°N 90.767°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Comilla |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.74 km2 (48.55 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 203,953 |
| • Density | 1,622.0/km2 (4,201.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | titas |
Titas (Bengali: তিতাস) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[2] It has a rich heritage of culture and tradition. This upazilla was formerly under Daudkandi upazilla. In 2005, it has been made a entirely new upazilla.
History
Titas was created in 2004. It split with nine Unions from Daudkandi Upazila. The name Titas named after the river Titas. Then minister and local MP Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain proposed the name.
Location
It has Homna Upazila of Comilla District on the north, Daudkandi Upazila on the south, Muradnagar Upazila on the east and Meghna Upazila on the west.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Titas Upazila had 47,599 households and a population of 203,953. 10.90% of the population were under 5 years of age. Titas had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 65.17%: 65.94% for males and 64.56% for females, and a sex ratio of 83.79 males for every 100 females. 9,267 (4.54%) lived in urban areas.[3]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Titas Upazila had 36,068 households and a population of 184,617. 47,650 (25.81%) were under 10 years of age. Meghna has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.04%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1120 females per 1000 males. 3,532 (1.91%) lived in urban areas.[4][5]
Administration
Titas Upazila is divided into nine union parishads:Balorampur, Jagatpur, Kalakandi, Karikandi, Majidpur, Narayandia, Satani, Vitikandi, Zearkandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 138 villages.[6]
Notable residents
- Ferdous Ahmed, actor, was born in Kapaskandi[7] in 1973.[8][9]
- Md. Tafazzul Islam, chief justice of Bangladesh (2009–2010), was born in Lalpur in 1943.[10]
See also
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ Uddin, AKM Jasim (2012). "Titas Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.
- ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ ১৫ বছর পর নিজ গ্রামে চিত্রনায়ক ফেরদৌস, ভক্তদের উপচেপড়া ভিড় [Actor Ferdous returns to his village after 15 years, thronged by fans]. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 24 May 2023.
- ^ "India cancels Bangladeshi actor Ferdous' visa for joining polls campaign". bdnews24.com. 16 April 2019.
- ^ Purohit, Devadeep (18 July 2019). "Bangladesh superstar Ferdous Ahmed is still paying the Lok Sabha poll price". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Titas at a glance". Titas Upazila. Retrieved 23 January 2026.