Barkal Union
Barkal Union
বরকল ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Barkal Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°12′N 91°58′E / 22.200°N 91.967°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Chandanaish Upazila |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,460 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4383[1] |
| Website | barkalup |
Barkal Union (Bengali: বরকল ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Chandanaish Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 20,460.[3]
Area
The area of Barkal Union is 6,257 acres (25.32 square kilometers).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barkal Union had a population of 20,460, of which 10,712 were males and 9,748 were females. The total number of households was 3,928.[4][3]
Administration
Barkal Union is the 4th Union Parishad under Chandanaish Upazila. The administrative activities of this union fall under the jurisdiction of Chandanaiish Thana. It is part of Chittagong-14 (Constituency 291) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh.
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barkal Union had a literacy rate of 62.0%.[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. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Momtaz, Ahmed. "Chandanaish 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 27 August 2025.
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