Kendua Upazila

For other uses, see Kendua.

Kendua (Bengali: কেন্দুয়া) is an upazila of Netrokona District^[4] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Kendua কেন্দুয়া
Upazila
Baraduari Mound, Royalbari
Coordinates: 24°39′N 90°50.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh
District	Netrokona
Area
• Total	303.6 km2 (117.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	316,976
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2480[2]
Area code	09528[3]
Website	kendua.netrokona.gov.bd

Geography

Kendua is located at 24.6500°N 90.8417°E / 24.6500; 90.8417. It has 66133 households and total area 303.60 km² (117.22 sq mi). The upazila is bounded by Netrokona Sadar and Atpara upazilas on the north, Tarail Upazila of Kishoreganj district on the south, Madan upazila on the east, Ishwarganj, Gauripur and Nandail upazilas on the west.

The Harulia Mosque in Kendua dates back to the 1200s

Demographics

Religions in Kendua Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.44%
Hinduism			3.55%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kendua Upazila had 66,133 households and a population of 304,729. 87,575 (28.74%) were under 10 years of age. Kendua has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 37.58%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1031 females per 1000 males. 22,363 (7.34%) lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kendua had a population of 265628. Males constituted 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 133969. Kendua had an average literacy rate of 37.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[8]

Administration

Kendua Thana was formed 1890 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.^[4]

Kendua Upazila is divided into Kendua Municipality and 13 union parishads: Asujia, Balaishimul, Chirang, Dalpa, Garadoba, Ganda, Kandiura, Mashka, Muzaffarpur, Noapara, Paikura, Roailbari, and Sandikona. The union parishads are subdivided into 217 mauzas and 289 villages.^[9]

Kendua Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.^[9]

Notable people

• Nalini Ranjan Sarkar
• Kuddus Boyati
• Raushan Yazdani, author and folklorist
• Mohammad .Ainal Haque,Poet & Journalist
• Chandra Kumar De, folklorist and writer
• Humayun Ahmed, Famous Bengali Novelist and film director
• Jalal Uddin Khan, author and folk lyricist^[10]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Md Abul Hasem Khan (2012). "Kendua Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Netrokona (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-237-5.
6. "Community Tables: Netrokona district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
7. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Netrokona" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
9. "District Statistics 2011: Netrokona" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
10. Alam, Jahangir (16 January 2013). "Two-day long ‘Jalal Mela' in Netrakona". The Daily Star.