Athara Gachhia

Athara Gachhia Union
আঠারগাছিয়া ইউনিয়ন
No. 3 Athara Gachhia Union Council
Athara Gachhia Union
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°12′N 90°21′E / 22.200°N 90.350°E / 22.200; 90.350
CountryBangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBarguna District
UpazilaAmtali Upazila
Government
 • Union Parishad ChairmanMohammad Rafiqul Islam Ripon
Population
 • Total
23,444
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websiteathrogasiaup.barguna.gov.bd

Athara Gachhia Union (Bengali: আঠারগাছিয়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Amtali Upazila of Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

The area of Athara Gachhia Union is 11,296 acres.[2]

Administration

Athara Gachhia Union is the 3rd Union Parishad under Amtali Upazila. The administrative activities of this union are under the jurisdiction of Amtali Thana. It is part of the 109th parliamentary constituency, Barguna-1. It contains 12 villages:[3]

  1. Atharagasia
  2. Godanga
  3. Darikata
  4. Chalitabunia
  5. Ghazipur
  6. Gerabunia
  7. Algi
  8. Sakharia
  9. Chaola
  10. Dharma Narayan
  11. Golbunia
  12. Sonakhali

Population

According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, the total population of Athara Gachhia Union is 23,444. Among them, 11,350 are males and 12,094 are females. The total number of households is 5,349.[2]

Education

According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Chaora Union is 44.2%.[2]

References

  1. ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. ^ a b c "ইউনিয়ন পরিসংখ্যান সংক্রান্ত জাতীয় তথ্য" (PDF). BBS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.