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Kheora

Coordinates: 23°46′51″N 91°05′00″E / 23.780757°N 91.083451°E / 23.780757; 91.083451
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Kheora
খেওড়া
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Kheora
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°46′51″N 91°05′00″E / 23.780757°N 91.083451°E / 23.780757; 91.083451
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChattogram (Chittagong)
DistrictBrahmanbaria
UpazilaKasba
Union2 No. Mehari
Ward7th & 8th.
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyUnion council
 • UP ChairmanMosharraf Hossain Morshed[2]
 • Ward MemberAbdur Rahim (7th Ward)
Juwel Mia (8th Ward)[3]
Population
 • Total3,697[1]
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
3460

Kheora is a village in the east-central part of Bangladesh.[4] It is located at Mehari Union under Kasba Upazila in Brahmanbaria district of Chittagong division.[5] Administratively, the village is divided into Ward No. 7 and 8 of Mehari Union. The village is known as the birthplace of Hindu spiritual saint Anandamayi Ma.[6][7][8]

Demography

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According to the 2011 census, the total population of Kheora village is about 3697.[1]

Location

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It is bounded on the west by Purquil village, on the south-west by Bahar Aata, on the south by Bamutia and Bugir villages, on the east by Sonargaon and Deli villages and on the north-east by Pataisar village. Purquil, Bahar Aata and Bamutia are under the same union, while Bugir, Sonargaon, Deli and Pataisar are under Kharera Union.

Notable people

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Education

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There is an MPO-affiliated high school and two government primary schools in this village:

  • Kheora Anandamayi High School[12]
  • Kheora Government Primary School[13]
  • Kheora East Government Primary School[13]

Important places

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  • Sri Sri Ma Anandamayi Ashram[14]
  • Kalibari temple.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: গ্রাম ভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা [Mehari Union: Village-based population]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  2. ^ Chakraborty, Ujjal (31 January 2022). নবীনগর-কসবায় ইউপি চেয়ারম্যান হলেন যারা | বাংলাদেশ. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  3. ^ মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: এক নজরে মেহারী ইউপি [Mehari Union: Mehari UP at a glance]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  4. ^ বাংলাদেশ-ভারত সম্পর্ক এখন সবচেয়ে ভালো: পঙ্কজ শরণ. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ^ মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: গ্রামসমূহের তালিকা [Mehari Union: List of villages]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  6. ^ মঙ্গলবার কসবায় আসছেন ভারতীয় হাইকমিশনার. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  7. ^ Hindu Religion and Moral Education (Class 3). Dhaka: National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB). 2022. pp. 14–16.
  8. ^ Narayan Chander Saha ( Moni). "The Birth Place at Kheora (Bangladash)". Shree Shree Anandamayee Sangha. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  9. ^ আবদুর রহিম, বীর বিক্রম. চিরন্তন ১৯৭১ [Eternal 1971] | Prothom alo. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  10. ^ Monoranjan Ghosh (2012). "Anandamayi, Ma". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  11. ^ Chakraborty, Gangesh Chandra (1967). Paramyogini Anandamayi Ma (Part I) (in Bengali). Kolkata: A. Mukherjee & Company Pvt. Ltd.
  12. ^ ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া জেলা: অন্যান্য শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান তালিকা (মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়) [Brahmanbaria District: List of Other Educational Institutions (Secondary Schools)]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  13. ^ a b ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া জেলা: অন্যান্য শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান তালিকা (প্রাথমিক বিদ্যালয়) [Brahmanbaria District: List of Other Educational Institutions (Primary Schools)]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  14. ^ মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: শ্রী শ্রী মা আনন্দময়ী আশ্রম [Mehari Union: Sri Sri Ma Anandamayi Ashram]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  15. ^ Md Abu Russel Chowdhury (2012). "Kasba Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 8 November 2024.