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Lelang Union (Bengali: লেলাং ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong District in eastern Bangladesh.
Lelang Union has a total area of 11,062 acres (44.77 km2).[1] It borders Kanchan Nagar Union to the north, Khiram Union to the east, Nanupur Union to the south, and Rangamatia Union to the west.[2]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lelang Union had 4,962 households and a population of 25,078. Islam was the majority religion (83.7% of the population). Hindus were the second-largest religious community (16.1% of the population). 11.1% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 51.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[1][3]
There are six villages in the union: Damdama, Fenua, Gopalghata, Lelang, Shahnagar, and Roypur.[1]
There is one higher secondary school, Shahnagar Bohumukhi High School and College.[4] There is one secondary school, Gopalghata High School.[5]
The madrasa education system includes one dakil madrasa, Bonde Raza A Mohila Dakil Madrasha.[6]
- Nurul Alam Chowdhury, member of parliament, was born in Gopalghata village.[7]
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