Chauddagram Upazila

Chauddagram (চৌদ্দগ্রাম) is an upazila of Cumilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It also a Municipality under Cumilla District. Chauddagram Municipality is a part of Chauddagram Upazila. A municipality in Comilla district of Bangladesh.

History
This  Chauddagram  area was very dear to Md Osman Bhuiyan of kaichuty alkara chauddagram. From this region, a lot of revenue was collected in the king's treasury. The generous king also did a lot of good deeds in this area. The large reservoirs and dig of Chauddagram bear their identity. At that time, different geographical regions were called Parganas for the purpose of rent collection Upazila was also a pargana headquarters at Chauddagram. As this pargana was established with fourteen villages, it was named Chauddagram. Later, when the thana was established in 1905, the whole thana was renamed Chauddagram after the name of the center.

Language and Culture
The geo-nature and geographical location of the Chauddagram Upazila have played a role in shaping the language and culture of the people of this Upazila. located in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, this Upazila is surrounded by the Indian state of Tripura, Dhaka division, and other Upazilas of the Chittagong division. here the main characteristics of the dialect are the same as in other Upazilas of Bangladesh, yet some diversity can be found. for example, in the spoken language, the sound of great life is largely absent, that is, there is a tendency to simplify the language. the regional Bengali dialect of Chauddagram Upazila is very similar to the dialect of the Dhaka region, the regional dialect of Lakhsam Upazila has some similarities to the dialect of the Noakhali area. Experts believe that Chauddagram has had a huge impact on the culture of Comilla district. The civilization of Chauddagram Upazila is very old. The archaeological artifacts found in this area and the ruins of the Buddhist vihara are known to be the bearers of ancient civilizations.

Geography
Chauddagram is South East of Dhaka. It is on the Southern part of Comilla. The upazila is bordered by Comilla Sadar Dakshin upazila on the north, Lalmai and Nangalkot upazilas on the west, Feni Sadar upazila of Feni district to the south, and South Tripura and Siphahijala districts of the Indian state of Tripura to the east.

Administration
Chauddagram Upazila is divided into Chauddagram Municipality and 13 union parishads: Alkara, Batisha, Cheora, Ghulpasha, Gunabati, Jagannatdighi, Kalikapur, Kankapait, Kashinagar, Moonshirhat, Shuvapur, Sreepur, and Ujirpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 363 mauzas and 403 villages.

Chauddagram Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chauddagram Upazila had 87,475 households and a population of 443,648. 110,005 (24.80%) were under 10 years of age. Chauddagram has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1131 females per 1000 males. 38,317 (8.64%) lived in urban areas.

Education
Schools:

Colleges:
 *  Chauddagram H. J. Govt. Pilot Model High School  (1921)
 *  Chouddagram Secondary Pilot Girls High School 
 * Chandkora Sakandar Ali Sceondary School ( Ariful Rahman Ohe)
 * Kankapait School (Founder - Munshi Muhammad Ibrahim)
 * Cheora B.F High School
 * Bijoykara School and College est- School -1970 and College - 1992 (Founder - Aga MD Aminul Islam Chowdhury)
 * Batisa Secondary School, founded in 1926
 * Munsirhat High School (1954)
 * Khironshal Kazi Jafar Ahmed High School
 * Payer Khola High School (1882)
 * Gunabati M/L High School
 * Tarashail High School
 * Munshirhat High School
 * Padua Sufia Rahman High School (1966).


 * Chauddagram Government College
 * Chauddagram Government Technical School And College
 * Al Haj Noor Mia University College
 * Cheora Government College
 * Chauddagram Model College