Karnaphuli () is an upazila of Chittagong District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Administration Karnaphuli Thana was established on 27 May 2000. Karnaphuli, a police station area under Chittagong's Patiya, has been upgraded to an Upazila.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Karnaphuli Upazila had 43,603 households and a population of 203,705. 10.35% of the population were under 5 years of age. Karnaphuli had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.15%: 79.78% for males and 74.41% for females, and a sex ratio of 104.07 males for every 100 females. 70,001 (34.36%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Karnaphuli upazila had 29,975 households and a population of 162,110. 24,015 (14.81%) were under 7 years of age. Karnaphuli had an average literacy rate of 52.07%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 936 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.
Administrative
Municipality Karnaphuli
Union Char Patharghata Shikalbaha Char Lakhya Juldha Bara Uthan
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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