Noakhali Sadar Upazila
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Noakhali Sadar is an Upazila of Noakhali District
Noakhali District
Noakhali is a district in South-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Chittagong Division.-Geography:Noakhali District located in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh...

 in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Noakhali Sadar is located at 22.8333°N 91.1000°E. It has 115330 units of house hold and total area 1071.66 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Noakhali Sadar has a population of 651620. Males constitute are 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 293851. Noakhali Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
But the Upazila have been recently divided and two more Upazila is created: Subarnchar and Kabir Hat.

Notable Personalities

Freedom Fighters
  • Shahid Abdul Odud BLF
  • Shahid Abdur Rob BLF
  • Momin Ullah B.Sc (BLF)Presently Advocate he was the first Secretary of District JSD, Founder of Bhulua College & School
  • Nizam Uddin Faruk(BLF)
  • Abul Hossain(BLF)
  • Biplobi Sailesh Roy (an associate of Masterda Surya Sen-1930)


Other notable people
  • Kamal Uddin Ahmed Author, Political Analyst
  • Qazi Abdul Lateef

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