Chhagalnaiya


Chhagalnaiya is a town in Feni district of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. The town is the administrative headquarter and urban centre of Chhagalnaiya Upazila.The urban area of Chhagalnaiya is the biggest in Chhagalnaiya Upazila and 2nd most populous in Feni district. Chhagalnaiya is 14.6 km away from the district headquarter Feni city while the distance from Divisional Headquarter Chittagong is 96.6 km. The nearest airport from Chhagalnaiya town is Shah Amanat International Airport.

History

Chagalnaiya is an upazila in Feni district in Bangladesh. It is believed that the name of the area changed from Sagarnaiya to Chagalnaiya 'as a result of mistakenly writing L instead of R in official documents during the British rule. Due to its convenient geographical location and proximity to the border, the place has historically played an important role - especially during the liberation war of Bangladesh.
Goats have nothing to do with this region, on the other hand it is a region created by the freezing of the sea char and Naiya means sailor, it means Sagarnaiya is a sea sailor, this is the logical reason.
Chhagalnaiya is actually a derivative of Sagarnaiya or sea-sailor as many people from this region used to go to the sea to earn their bread.

Climate

Geography

Chhagalnaiya is located at. It has an average elevation of 8 metres.

Demography

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Chhgalnaiya town has a population of about 48,243 of which 23,857 are male and 24,386 are female.

Administration

The towns is administrated by a local governing body called Chhagalnaiya Municipality or Chhagalnaiya Paurashava which has divided the town into 9 wards. The town occupies an area of 27.04 km2 of which municipality governs an area of 25.2
5 km2.

Transport and communications

Education

The literacy rate of the town is 62.7%.
Some of the notable educational institution of the town are: