Chhagalnaiya
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Chhagalnaiya (Template:Langx) is a town in Feni district of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. The town is the administrative headquarters 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Better source needed from the district headquarter, Feni city while the distance from the Divisional Headquarter, Chittagong is 96.6 km.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Better source needed The nearest airport from Chhagalnaiya town is Shah Amanat International Airport.Template:Citation needed
Etymology
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Climate
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Geography
Chhagalnaiya is located at Template:Coord. It has an average elevation of 8 metres.Template:Citation needed
Demography
According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Chhagalnaiya town has a population of about 48,243 of which 23,857 are male and 24,386 are female. <ref name="Urban Centers in Bangladesh">Template:Cite report</ref>
Administration
The town is administered 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.Template:Citation needed
Transport
The town is the road transport hub of the upazila. To the west it is connected by zilla road Z1031 to Feni, about Template:Convert away. Z1035 runs north Template:Convert to Parshuram. Z1032 runs south Template:Convert to Muhuriganj, where it connects to the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Education
The literacy rate of the town is 62.7%. Some of the notable educational institution of the town are:
- Chhagalnaiya government college
- Chhagalnaiya academy
- Chhagalnaiya Govt. Pilot high school
- Chhagalnaiya Pilot girls high School
- Moulovi Samsul Karim College
- Radhanagar High School
- Karaiya High School