Shilok Union

Shilok Union (Bengali: শিলক ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Rangunia Upazila of Chittagong District in the Chittagong Division of southeastern Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

The village is situated on the bank of Karnaphuli river and this is north side of village and east side Kodhala, south side Padhua, west side Sarafbhata.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shilok Union had 3,744 households and a population of 18,009. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 50.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%. 57.9% of the employed population was engaged in agricultural work.[3][4]

Administration

  • Member of parliament: Dr. Hasan Mahamud[5]
  • Chairman: Nazrul Islam

Education

M. Shah Alam Chowdhury Degree College is the only degree college in the union.[6] South Rangunia Shilak Girls' College is the only other college in the union.[7] There are four secondary schools in the union: Shilak Hamid Sharif Girls' High School, South Rangunia Shilok M. L. High School, South Shilok M. Shah Alam Chowdhury High School, and West Shilak Badoura Alam Chowdhury High School.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Barua, Suniti Ranjan. "Rangunia Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Chittagong". lged.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Community Report: Manikganj" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. pp. 154, 424, 650. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "BMW rangunia". chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "List of Degree (Pass) Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ "List of Intermediate Colleges". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ "List of Secondary Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved June 10, 2017.


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