Kanthalia Union () is one of the six union parishads under Kathalia Upazila of Jhalakati District in the Barishal Division of southern region of Bangladesh.
Geography Kanthalia Union is located at . Kanthalia Union is situated at the Kathalia Sadar of Kathalia Upazila. It shares borders with Panchanoanda Canal to the north, Hetalbuniya-Amua Road located in the south, to the east Bishkhali River, to the west Majhibari Canal.
Kanthalia Union has an area of 4324 acres.
Canals and rivers Source: Bishkhali River Boro Kanthalia Canal Aura Canal
Demographics According to Census-2011, The total population of Kanthalia Union is 19,333.Among them number of male is 9376 and number of female is 9957.Number of total family is 5,082.
Village-wise population +Village-wise Population of Kanthalia UnionSerial No.Name of VillagePopulationTotal PopulationMaleFemale1North Aura3289331466032Bara Kanthalia88591918043Kanthalia3101292360244South Aura53452710615West Aura963101119746Ainolbuniya1207127924867Joykhali981101319949Lebubuniya42545387810Chingrakhali45951197011Amribuniya669702137112Moshabuniya44547892313Hetalbuniya6997351434
Economy The main occupations of the people of this area are business and service holding. Other occupations are fish farming, fish hunting, animal husbandry, poultry rearing etc.
The major crops of these area are paddy, betel nut, pulses, and grains of summer.
Markets +List of Markets in Kanthalia UnionSerial No.Name of MarketDays01Kanthalia MarketMonday and Friday02Aura MarketSunday and Thursday03BotTola MarketSaturday and Tuesday
Places of interest
Choilar Chor (Sonneratia Island) Beside the Bishkhali river of Kathalia Upazila, there is an island in Hetalbuniya village named "Choilar Chor". It is an island of about 30.61 acre area. There are a lot of Choila tree (Mangrove Apple Tree) in that island; that's why the island was named after it. There is scenic landscape and picnic spot for tourists.
Administration Kanthalia Union is the 4th Union Parishad Under Kathalia Upazila.The administrative activities of this union is under Kanthalia Union Parishad. This is included in the 125 No. Electoral Area Jhalakathi-1 of National Parliament.
At present, there is 13 wards under Kanthalia Union.The administrative activities of this union is under Kanthalia Union Parishad. +Villages of Kanthalia UnionSerial No.Village NameWard Number01North Aura0102Bara Kanthalia0103Kanthalia0204South Aura0205West Aura0306North Ainolbuniya0407South Ainolbuniya0508Joykhali0609Lebubuniya0710Chingrakhali0711Amribuniya0812Moshabuniya0813Hetalbuniya09
Transport
Roadway Road communication has improved significantly in recent days. People can travel Kanthalia by bus or private car from Jhalokati, Bhandaria, Barisal, Pirojpur directly.
There is bus service from Gabtoli, Sayedabad, Chattogram and Khulna.
Waterway Water transport is a major attraction in this area. Numerous rivers and canals force the inhabitants to use boats as the main medium of transportation. People can travel at a cheap cost by boats and various types of engine boats. Kanthalia is famous for beautiful rivers, canals and islands. Tourists can find it enjoyable to travel Kanthalia through boats, launches and steamers. People can travel from main Inland Ports to Kanthalia River Port directly.
Education According to the Census-2011, the literacy rate of Kanthalia Union is about 75%.
There are 17 primary schools, 3 high schools, and 2 colleges.
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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