Anwara (), is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Geography Anwara is located at . It has 49,966 households and a total area of 164.13 km2.
Demographics
+Population by religion in UnionUnionMuslimHinduOthersAnwara Union5,6108,66553Bairag Union39,6205,068217Barakhain Union28,3814,2211Barasat Union32,2373,59242Burumchhara Union23,6349363Battali Union30,5923,291142Chatari Union16,3125,770447Haildhar Union25,8353,2035Juidandi Union21,1013013Paraikora Union16,5885,293538Raypur Union37,3744016 🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Anwara Upazila had 69,057 households and a population of 319,482. 10.01% of the population were under 5 years of age. Anwara had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.90%: 78.63% for males and 73.24% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.39 males for every 100 females. 38,616 (12.09%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Anwara upazila had 49,966 households and a population of 259,022. 66,036 (25.49%) were under 10 years of age. Anwara had an average literacy rate of 51.95%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1044 females per 1000 males. 5,466 (2.11%) of the population lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Anwara has a population of 219,446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Upazila's population over 18 is 107,408. Anwara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong.
Administration Anwara Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Anwara, Bairag, Barakhain, Barasat, Burumchhara, Battali, Chatari, Haildhar, Juidandi, Paraikora and Roypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 85 mauzas and 81 villages.
Upazila Parishad Serial number Designation Name 01 Upazila Chairman vacant 02 Vice Chairman Vacant 03 Female Vice Chairman Vacant 04 Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tahmina Aktar
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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