Barakhain Union
Barakhain Union
বারখাইন ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Barakhain Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°11′N 91°55′E / 22.183°N 91.917°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Anwara Upazila |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 28,836 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4376[1] |
| Website | baroakhanup |
Barakhain Union (Bengali: বারখাইন ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Anwara Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 28,836.[3]
Area
The area of Barakhain Union is 4,378 acres (17.71 square kilometers).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barakhain Union had a population of 28,836, of which 13,746 were males and 15,090 were females. The total number of households was 5,679.[4][3]
Geography
Barakhain Union is located in the south-central part of Anwara Upazila, approximately 3.5 kilometres from the upazila headquarters. It is bounded on the west by Burumchhara Union and Battali Union, on the north by Chatari Union and Anwara Union, on the east by Anwara Union, Haildhar Union, and Pukuria Union of Banshkhali Upazila, and on the south by Haildhar Union and Burumchhara Union.
Administration
Barakhain Union is the 6th Union Parishad under Anwara Upazila. The administrative activities of the union fall under the jurisdiction of Anwara Thana. It is part of the Chittagong-13 (Constituency 290) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The villages of Barakhain Union are:[5]
| No | Village |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wahedpur |
| 2 | Narayanpur |
| 3 | Abdullahpur |
| 4 | Jinnotpur |
| 5 | Ramnagar |
| 6 | Noakandi |
| 7 | Putiapara |
| 8 | Rajapur |
| 9 | Subil |
| 10 | Raghabpur |
| 11 | Shibnagar |
| 12 | Kanibil |
| 13 | Tanchara |
| 14 | Burirpar |
| 15 | Saidpur |
| 16 | Hadipur |
| 17 | Machuabad |
| 18 | Khalpar |
| 19 | West Pumkara |
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barakhain Union had a literacy rate of 54.5%.[4][3]
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Momtaz, Ahmed. "Anowara Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "National data on union statistics" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "গ্রামভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা" [Population by Village]. baroakhanup.chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 5 September 2025.