{{Not to be confused with|Chhagalnaiya Upazila}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> |official_name = Chhagalnaiya |other_name = Sagarnaiya |native_name = ছাগলনাইয়া |nickname = |image_skyline = Statue in Chhagalnaiya town.jpg |image_caption = A sculpture situated at the Zero point of Chhagalnaiya town |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Bangladesh <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = location of Chhagalnaiya town in Bangladesh |coordinates = {{coord|23.039483|N|91.514628|E|region:BD|display=inline,title}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Feni District|Feni]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Upazila]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Chhagalnaiya Upazila|Chhagalnaiya]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]] |governing_body = Chhagalnaiya Municipality |leader_title = [[Mayor|Paura Mayor]] |leader_name = Mohammad Mostafa<ref>{{cite news|url=https://the-news24.com/2019/09/10/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001210524/https://the-news24.com/2019/09/10/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2020|title=Mayor of Chhagalnaiya Paurashava|publisher=News24.com|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> |established_title = Upazila headquarter |established_date = 1 October 1983 |established_title2 = Municipality |established_date2 = 3 June 2002 |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 25.3 |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |population_total = 48,243 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |timezone = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|Bangladesh Time]] |utc_offset = +6 |postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Bangladesh|Postal code]] |postal_code = |blank_name = [[Telephone numbers in Bangladesh|National Dialing Code]] |blank_info = +880 |blank1_name = [[Telephone numbers in Bangladesh|Local Dialing Code]] |blank1_info = }} [[File:Chhagalnaiya Paurashava mahallah geocode map - Small Area Atlas Feni.svg|thumb|Chhagalnaiya Municipality mahallah geocode map]]

'''Chhagalnaiya''' ({{langx|bn|ছাগলনাইয়া}}) is a town in [[Feni district]] of [[Chittagong Division]], Bangladesh. The town is the administrative headquarters and urban centre of [[Chhagalnaiya Upazila]].The urban area of Chhagalnaiya is the biggest in [[Chhagalnaiya Upazila]] and 2nd most populous in [[Feni district]]. Chhagalnaiya is 14.6&nbsp;km away<ref>{{cite web|title=Distance from Feni to Chhagalnaiya|url=https://www.distancesto.com/bd/feni-to-chhagalnaiya/history/35705.html|publisher= distancesto.com|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}} from the district headquarter, [[Feni, Bangladesh|Feni city]] while the distance from the [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Divisional Headquarter]], [[Chittagong]] is 96.6&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distance from Chittagong to Chhagalnaiya|url=https://www.distancesto.com/bd/chittagong-to-chhagalnaiya/history/2191833.html|publisher= distancesto.com|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=March 2024}} The nearest airport from Chhagalnaiya town is [[Shah Amanat International Airport]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Etymology== {{transcluded section|source=Chhagalnaiya Upazila|part=no}} {{#section-h:Chhagalnaiya Upazila|Etymology}}

==Climate== {| |- |{{climate chart | Chhagalnaiya | 13| 24| 1 | 16| 27| 19 | 20| 29| 25 | 23| 30| 193 | 22| 27| 459 | 23| 24| 897 | 19| 26| 455 | 21| 26| 455 | 23| 26| 390 | 23| 27| 294 | 18| 26| 14 | 15| 24| 3 | maxprecip = 897 | float=left | clear=left | source = <ref name = "nasalandcover">{{Cite web|url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1|title= NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification|publisher= NASA/MODIS|access-date= 2019-09-18|archive-date= 2016-02-28|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160228161657/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1|url-status= dead}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2019}} }} |}

==Geography== Chhagalnaiya is located at {{coord|23.0361|N|91.5194|E|region:BD}}. It has an average elevation of 8&nbsp;metres.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Demography== According to [[2011 Bangladesh census]], Chhagalnaiya town has a population of about 48,243 of which 23,857 are male and 24,386 are female. <ref name="Urban Centers in Bangladesh">{{cite report | title=Population & Housing Census-2011|url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/National%20Reports/Population%20%20Housing%20Census%202011.pdf |publisher= [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]|isbn=978-984-519-036-7|series=National report|chapter= 5, Urban Centers in Bangladesh| volume=3|page=192|accessdate=2019-12-01}}</ref>

==Administration== The town is administered by a local governing body called Chhagalnaiya Municipality or [[Paurashava|Chhagalnaiya Paurashava]] which has divided the town into 9 [[Wards of Bangladesh|wards]]. The town occupies an area of 27.04&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of which municipality governs an area of 25.2 5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Transport== The town is the road transport hub of the upazila. To the west it is connected by zilla road Z1031 to [[Feni, Bangladesh|Feni]], about {{convert|14|km}} away. Z1035 runs north {{convert|23|km}} to Parshuram. Z1032 runs south {{convert|11|km}} to Muhuriganj, where it connects to the [[N1 (Bangladesh)|Dhaka-Chittagong Highway]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhd.gov.bd/RHDMaps/Maps/Comilla_Zone.pdf |title=RHD Road Network, Comilla Zone |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 2005 |website=Roads and Highways Department |access-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206192034/http://www.rhd.gov.bd/RHDMaps/Maps/Comilla_Zone.pdf |archive-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>

==Education== The literacy rate of the town is 62.7%. Some of the notable educational institution of the town are: * Chhagalnaiya government college * Chhagalnaiya academy * Chhagalnaiya Govt. Pilot high school * Chhagalnaiya Pilot girls high School * Moulovi Samsul Karim College * Radhanagar High School * Karaiya High School

==See also== * [[Chhagalnaiya Upazila]] * [[Feni District]] * [[Chittagong Division]] * [[List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh]]

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[[Category:Chittagong District]] [[Category:Populated places in Feni District]]

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