{{Short description|Region of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2021}}{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Chauddagram | native_name = চৌদ্দগ্রাম | settlement_type = [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]] | image_skyline = চৌদ্দগ্রাম সরকারি কলেজ.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Chouddagram Govt. College | image_map = Chauddagram in Chattogram division (Bangladesh).svg | coordinates = {{coord|23|{{#expr:.2286*60 round 1}}|N|91|{{#expr:.3136*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Chauddagram_Upazila¶ms=23_13.7_N_91_18.8_E_type:adm3rd_region:BD] | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] | subdivision_type3 = <!-- Capital --> | subdivision_name1 = [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Cumilla District|Comilla]] | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = Upazilla established | established_date = 1983 | established_title1 = Municipality established | established_date1 = 2003 | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]] | governing_body = [https://www.facebook.com/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BEChauddagram-Municipality-Cumilla-1458833167752475/ Chauddagram Municipality] | leader_title = [[Mayor|City Mayor]] | leader_name = [https://www.facebook.com/GMMiruOfficial/ G.M. Mir Hosen Miru] | leader_party = {{small|[[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]]}} | leader_title1 = [[Mayor|Previous Mayor]] | leader_name1 = [https://www.facebook.com/MayorMizanurRahman/ Mizanur Rahman] | area_total_km2 = 271.73 | elevation_m = | population_total = 501815 | population_as_of = [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022]] | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2022">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=396}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics1_title1 = Languages | demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali]], English | demographics1_title2 = Literacy rate | demographics1_info2 = 50.13% | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]] | postal_code = 3550<ref name="postalcode">{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/e23255f7-7282-4015-88ed-4d2ddb4952c7 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=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 |location=Dhaka}}</ref> | area_code = 08020<ref name="areacode">{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}</ref> | website = {{URL|chauddagram.comilla.gov.bd}} | footnotes = | timezone = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]] | utc_offset = +6 }} [[File:Chauddagram Upazila mauza geocode map - Small Area Atlas Comilla.svg|thumb|Chauddagram Upazila mauza geocode map]]
'''Chauddagram''' ({{langx|bn|চৌদ্দগ্রাম}}) is an [[upazila]] of [[Cumilla District]] in the Division of [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]. It also a [[Politics of Bangladesh|Municipality]] under [[Cumilla District]].<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book|last=Uddin|first=AKM Jasim|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh|publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]|year=2012|editor1-last=Islam|editor1-first=Sirajul|editor1-link=Sirajul Islam|edition=Second|chapter=Chauddagram Upazila|editor2-last=Jamal|editor2-first=Ahmed A.|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chauddagram_Upazila}}</ref>
==History== From this region, a lot of revenue was collected in the King's treasury. The generous King also did a lot of good deeds in this area. The large reservoirs and dig of Chauddagram bear their identity. At that time, different geographical regions were called Parganas for the purpose of rent collection. Upazila was also a pargana headquarter at Chauddagram. As this pargana was established with fourteen villages, it was named Chauddagram. Later, when the thana was established in 1905, the whole thana was renamed Chauddagram after the name of the center.
==Language and Culture== The geo-nature and geographical location of the Chauddagram Upazila have played a role in shaping the language and culture of the people of this Upazila. Located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, this Upazila is surrounded by the Indian state of Tripura, Dhaka division, and other Upazilas of the Chittagong division. Here the main characteristics of the dialect are the same as in other Upazilas of Bangladesh, yet some diversity can be found. For example, in the spoken language, the sound of great life is largely absent, that is, there is a tendency to simplify the language. The regional Bengali dialect of Chauddagram Upazila is very similar to the dialect of the Dhaka region, the regional dialect of Laksam Upazila has some similarities to the dialect of the Noakhali area. Experts believe that Chauddagram has had a huge impact on the culture of Comilla district. The civilization of Chauddagram Upazila is very old. The archaeological artifacts found in this area and the ruins of the Buddhist Vihara are known to be the bearers of ancient civilizations.
==Geography== Chauddagram is South East of [[Dhaka]]. It is on the Southern part of [[Comilla]]. The upazila is bordered by [[Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila|Comilla Sadar Dakshin upazila]] on the north, [[Lalmai Upazila|Lalmai]] and [[Nangalkot Upazila|Nangalkot]] upazilas on the west, [[Feni Sadar Upazila|Feni Sadar upazila]] of [[Feni District|Feni district]] to the south, and [[South Tripura district|South Tripura]] and [[Sipahijala district|Siphahijala]] districts of the Indian state of Tripura to the east.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chauddagram Upazila|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chauddagram+Upazila,+Bangladesh/@23.6419182,90.1695108,8.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x37537c9cad8d1bf9:0xd33538939dbb83a3!8m2!3d23.3057897!4d91.2698475|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Chauddagram Upazila|language=en}}</ref>
==Administration== Chauddagram Upazila is divided into Chauddagram Municipality and 13 [[union parishad]]s: Alkara, Batisha, Cheora, Ghulpasha, [[Gunabati Union|Gunabati]], Jagannatdighi, Kalikapur, Kankapait, Kashinagar, Moonshirhat, Shuvapur, Sreepur, and Ujirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 363 mauzas and 403 villages.<ref name="district-stats" />
Chauddagram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 [[mahalla]]s.<ref name="district-stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Comilla |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425041117/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2015 |access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
== Demographics == {{bar box|title=Religions in Chauddagram Upazila (2022)<ref name="2022census"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars={{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]]|green|98.20}} {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hinduism]]|darkorange|1.72}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.08}} }}
According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census]], Chauddagram Upazila had 112,835 households and a population of 501,815. 10.96% of the population were under 5 years of age. Chauddagram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 79.29%: 80.43% for males and 78.37% for females, and a sex ratio of 83.63 males for every 100 females. 51,500 (10.26%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021/Chattogram%20Division/District%20Report%20Cumilla%20Full.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla |date=June 2024 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-984-475-259-7 |series= District Series |location=[[Dhaka]] |pages=}}</ref>
According to the [[2011 Bangladesh census|2011 Census of Bangladesh]], Chauddagram Upazila had 87,475 households and a population of 443,648. 110,005 (24.80%) were under 10 years of age. Chauddagram has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1131 females per 1000 males. 38,317 (8.64%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="community">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Comilla district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Comilla.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd}}</ref><ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Comilla.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
==Education== {{See also|Education in Bangladesh}}Schools:<ref name="Banglapedia" />
* [https://www.facebook.com/chjgpmhs1920 '''<u>Chauddagram H. J. Govt. Pilot Model High School</u>'''] (1921) * [http://www.cspghs.edu.bd/ '''<u>Chouddagram Secondary Pilot Girls High School</u>'''] * Chandkora Sakandar Ali Secondary School ( Ariful Rahman Ohe) * Kankapait School (Founder - Munshi Muhammad Ibrahim) * Cheora B.F High School * Bijoykara School and College est- School -1970 and College - 1992 (Founder - Aga MD Aminul Islam Chowdhury) * Batisa Secondary School, founded in 1926 * Munsirhat High School (1954) * Dhorkara High School (1969) * Khironshal Kazi Jafar Ahmed High School * Payer Khola High School (1882) * Gunabati M/L High School * Tarashail High School * Munshirhat High School * Padua Sufia Rahman High School (1966). Colleges:
* [https://chauddagramgovcollege.gov.bd/ <u>Chauddagram Government College</u>] * Chauddagram Government Technical School And College * Al Haj Noor Mia University College * Cheora Government College * Chauddagram Model College Madrasha:
* Chauddagram Nazmia Kamil Madrasha (1901) * Cheora Ajgaria Fazil Madrasha
==See also== *[[Upazilas of Bangladesh]] *[[Districts of Bangladesh]] *[[Divisions of Bangladesh]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Comilla District}} {{Upazilas of Chittagong Division}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Chauddagram Upazila| ]] [[Category:Upazilas of Comilla District]]