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A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Some villages in Bangladesh may be covered in thickets of trees, including bamboo, coconut, date palm, betel nut, mango and jackfruit. [1] However, "only a small portion of the ...
At the 1991 census, there were 68,038 villages in Bangladesh with an average of 232 households. [1] The rural areas of Bangladesh (i.e. villages) are characterized by higher growth rate of population and lower literacy rate compared to urban areas - but these gaps are decreasing. [3] After independence, the villages in Bangladesh were ...
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), Although, these have only a limited role in public policy.For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).
Khagrachari is a hilly area. It is bounded by Tripura state of India on the north and west, Rangamati district to the east and Chittagong District to the southwest. Notable hill ranges are Golamoon, Chotto Panchari, Karmi Mura, Lutiban, Kuradia, Bhanga Mura, Jopisil. It has three rivers, namely Chengi, Feni and Maini.
Sylhet District was created in 1772 after this area was acquired by the British in 1767 and Mr. William Thackeray was appointed as the first collector. Current Sylhet District consists of 12 (Twelve) Upazilas. Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Province under Dhaka Division.
The sprawling mega-city of Dhaka has a huge population, but the majority of the people nonetheless still live in villages in rural areas. Urban population: 37.4% of total population (2019 est.) Rate of urbanization: 3.13% annual rate of change (2019 est.) Bangladesh is considered an urban country based on their population density [citation needed]
Villages in Rajshahi Division by District (7 C) Villages in Rangpur Division by District (2 C)
The district does not cover all parts of Greater Dhaka, and Greater Dhaka does not include all parts of the district, which includes rural areas. The district consists of 57 thana (50 in city corporations, 7 in upazilas), 5 upazilas, 86 unions, 974 mauzas, 1999 villages, 2 City Corporations, 129 City Wards, 855 City Mahallas, 3 paurashavas, 27 ...