Barasat Union, Anwara
Barasat Union
বারশত ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Barasat Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°11.8′N 91°50.5′E / 22.1967°N 91.8417°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Anwara Upazila |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.98 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 28,865 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4376[1] |
| Website | barasatup |
Barasat Union (Bengali: বারশত ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Anwara Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 28,865.[3]
Area
The area of Barasat Union is 3,208 acres (12.98 square kilometers).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barasat Union had a population of 28,865, of which 14,235 were males and 14,630 were females. The total number of households was 5,460.[4][3]
Geography
Barasat Union is located in the western part of Anwara Upazila, approximately 8 kilometres from the upazila headquarters. It is bounded on the south by Roypur Union, on the east by Battali Union, on the north by Bairag Union, and on the west by the estuary of the Karnaphuli River and the Bay of Bengal.
Administration
Barasat Union is the 2nd 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 Barasat Union are:[5]
| No | Village |
|---|---|
| 1 | Barasat |
| 2 | Boalia |
| 3 | Chalitatoli |
| 4 | Dudhkumra |
| 5 | Gobadia |
| 6 | Gundwip |
| 7 | Paschimchal |
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barasat Union had a literacy rate of 49.4%.[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 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Momtaz, Ahmed. "Anowara Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 August 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]. barasatup.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Barasat Union Parishad. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2025.