- Noakhali District (chittagong division)
- Noakhali Area -3600.99 sq km,
- Located in between 22°07´ and 23°08´ north latitudes and in between 90°53´ and 91°27´ east longitudes.
- Noakhali bounded -by comilla and chandpur districts on the north,
- The meghna estuary and the bay of bengal on the south,
- Feni and chittagong districts on the east,
- Lakshmipur and bhola districts on the west.
- Total Population- 2640227
- Male -1313470
- Female -1326757
Religious Information
- Muslim -549702,
- Hindu -148339,
- Buddhist -186,
- Christian -21
- Others -199.
Water source
Main river: Meghna; Sandwip and Hatiya channel are notable.
Noakhali District History
Noakhali District (Zilla-Bengali) was named Bhulua in 1821 but it has been changed in 1968 and turned into Noakhali .One of the famous district in Bangladesh .
History of the War Liberation in Noakhali District
22 of April 1971 Pakistani army was entered into Noakhali Zila sadar for the first time .Noakhali Hatiya town is a historical place because the Pakistani Army launched an attack on Hatiya town 11 May in 1971 during the war of liberation Pakistani army killed 6 person at Afazia Bazar and 2 persons at Ochhkhali Bazar of Hatiya upazila.
Massive battle were took place on 15 June at Sonapur Ahamdia Model High School premises of Sonaimuri Upazila and 70 Freedom fighters were killed by Pakistani army .
Pakistani army killed massive innocent civilian at Sreepur village of Sonapur area .
Razakar had a camp at Chandraganj High School of Begumganj Upzila and on 2nd July the freedom fighters attacked this Razakar camp .
On 19 August the Pakistani army killed about 50 persons at Nayahat Bazar of Gopalpur union under Begumganj upazila.On 4th September 1971 , 6 freedom fighters lost their life during the encounter between freedom fighter and Pakistani army on the Banchharam Road at a place near the sluice gate of the upazila.
Marks of the War of Liberation
Number of mass grave were discovered during the war liberation in 1971 .
- Mass grave 1 (at a place adjacent to the sluice gate no. 14 of Companiganj);
- Mass killing site 1 (ditch on the eastern side of Kabirhat High School);
- Memorial monument 3 (Chaumuhani of Begumganj, Sonapur of Sonaimuri, PTI compound of Noakhali Zila Sadar); memorial road 3 (Shaheed Nur Mohammad Road, Shaheed Major Mesbahuddin Road and Shaheed Jasimuddin Road).
Literacy rate of Nohakahli District
Average Literacy rate of Nohakahli is 51%..
Male and female literacy of Noahakahli Distrcit (Zilla).
- Male-53%.
- Female-49.9%
Name of Noahakhali educational Institutions
- Collage -34
- Vocational institution -2
- Agriculture research institution-1
- Police training institution-1
- Secondary school-277.
- Primary school-1166
- Mardrasa -161
Name of famous Noahakhali educational institution
- Noakhali Government College (1963),
- Begumganj Government Pilot High School (1857),
- Brother Andre High School (1857),
- Ahmadia Model High School (1906)
- Basur Hat AHC Government High School (1911),
- Hatiya Model Pilot High School (1912),
- Arun Chandra High School (1914),
- Bamni High School at Companiganj (1914),
- Bajra High School (1919),
- Noakhali Government Girl’s High School (1934),
- Kabirhat High School (1938),
- Paura Kalyan High School (1940),
- Noakhali Zila School (1853),
- Bamni Asiria Senior Madrasa (1915),
- Basur Hat Islamia Senior Madrasa (1923)
Noakhali District Main income source
- Agriculture 40.62%,
- Non-agricultural labourer 3.43%,
- Nndustry 0.84%,
- Commerce 14.74%,
- Transport and communication 3.83%,
- Service 16.11%,
- construction 1.49%,
- Religious service 0.39%,
- Rent and remittance 7.97%
- Others 10.58%.
Noakhali District commercial town
- Chowmuhani Bazar.
Noakhali district Name of Union
Noakhali Sadar unions names Begumgan unions name Chatkhil unions name
| Upazila | Union | Upazila | Union | Upazila | Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noakhali Sadar |
| Begumganj |
| Chatkhil |
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| Companiganj |
| Senbagh |
| Hatiya |
|
| Sonaimuri |
| Kabirhat |
| Subarnochar |
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Kabirhat Upazila Information
- Area -189.94 Sq.Km
- Municipality -1
- Union -7
- Mouza-67
- Population-167270
- Literacy rate-55.83%
Companiganij Upazila Information
- Area-305.33.
- Municipality -1
- Union -8
- Mouza-44
- Population-214652
- Literacy rate-49.64%
Chatkhil Upazila Information
- Area-133.89.
- Municipality -1
- Union -9
- Mouza-116
- Village-129
- Population-215391
- Literacy rate-65.80%
- Area-552.46.
- Municipality -1
- Union -10
- Mouza-177
- Village-347
- Population-426642
- Literacy rate-59.90%
Begumganj Upazila information
- Area-552.46.
- Municipality -1
- Union -16
- Mouza-178
- Village-347
- Population-520114
- Literacy rate-56.22%
Senbagh Upzilla Information
- Area- 155.83
- Municipality -0
- Union -9
- Mouza-99
- Village-111
- Population-272133
- Literacy rate-56.94%
Sonaimuri Upzilla Information
- Area- 170.42
- Municipality -1
- Union -10
- Mouza-148
- Village-142
- Population-290846
- Literacy rate-55.77%
Hatiya Upzilla Information
- Area- 1508.23
- Municipality -0
- Union -10
- Mouza-52
- Village-62
- Population-341176
- Literacy rate-37.96%
Subarnachar Upzilla Information
- Area -329.26
- Union-7
- Mouza-42
- Village -54
- Population-192003
- Literacy-32.83%
- Nijhum Dweep - Nijhum Dweep is in the Southeast Side of Noakhali.
- Bazra Shahi Mosque - Bazra.
- Queen Lurther's Church - Sonapur.
- Gandhi Ashram - Joyag, Sonaimuri.
- Samadhi of Ram Thakur at Chaumohani
- Megha dighi
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| Noakhali on the map
Writen by -Yeasin arafat
Source -http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/F_0064.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feni_District
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