Anwara আনোয়ারা | |
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| Coordinates:22°13′N91°54.7′E / 22.217°N 91.9117°E /22.217; 91.9117 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Chittagong |
| Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Chittagong-13 |
| Headquarters | Anwara Upazila Complex |
| Government | |
| • Body | Upazila Council |
| • MP | Vacant |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.13 km2 (63.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 319,482 |
| • Density | 1,946.5/km2 (5,041.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4376[2] |
| Area code | 03029[3] |
| Website | anwara |
Anowara (Bengali:আনোয়ারা), also writtenAnwara, is anupazila ofChattogram District inChattogram Division,Bangladesh.
Anwara is located at22°13′00″N91°54′40″E / 22.2167°N 91.9111°E /22.2167; 91.9111. It has 49,966 households[citation needed] and a total area of 164.13 km2.[4]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 86.79% | |||
| Hinduism | 12.75% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.44% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.02% | |||
As of the2011 Census of Bangladesh, Anwara upazila had 49,966 households and a population of 259,022. 66,036 (25.49%) were under 10 years of age. Anwara had an average literacy rate of 51.95%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1044 females per 1000 males. 5,466 (2.11%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]
As of the1991 Bangladesh census, Anwara has a population of 219,446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Upazila's population over 18 is 107,408. Anwara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong.[8]
Anwara Upazila is divided into 11union parishads:Anwara,Bairag,Barakhain,Barasat,Burumchhara,Battali,Chatari,Haildhar,Juidandi,Paraikora andRoypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 85 mauzas and 81 villages.[9]
| Serial Number | Designation | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Upazila Chairman | vacant |
| 02 | Vice Chairman | Vacant |
| 03 | Female Vice Chairman | Vacant |
| 04 | Upazila Nirbahi Officer | Tahmina Aktar[10] |
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