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]
Kheora
খেওড়া | |
|---|---|
  Kheora Location on the map of Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°46′51″N 91°05′00″E / 23.780757°N 91.083451°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chattogram (Chittagong) |
| District | Brahmanbaria |
| Upazila | Kasba |
| Union | 2 No. Mehari |
| Ward | 7th & 8th. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Union council |
| • UP Chairman | Mosharraf Hossain Morshed[2] |
| • Ward Member | Abdur Rahim (7th Ward) Juwel Mia (8th Ward)[3] |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,697[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (Bangladesh Time) |
| Postal code | 3460 |
Demography
editAccording to the 2011 census, the total population of Kheora village is about 3697.[1]
Location
editIt 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
edit- Abdur Rahim [bn]— Freedom fighter (Bir Bikrom) of Bangladesh Liberation War.[9]
- Anandamayi Ma — Hindu spiritual saint.[10][11]
Education
editThere is an MPO-affiliated high school and two government primary schools in this village:
Important places
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: গ্রাম ভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা [Mehari Union: Village-based population]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Chakraborty, Ujjal (31 January 2022). নবীনগর-কসবায় ইউপি চেয়ারম্যান হলেন যারা | বাংলাদেশ. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ বাংলাদেশ-ভারত সম্পর্ক এখন সবচেয়ে ভালো: পঙ্কজ শরণ. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: গ্রামসমূহের তালিকা [Mehari Union: List of villages]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ মঙ্গলবার কসবায় আসছেন ভারতীয় হাইকমিশনার. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Hindu Religion and Moral Education (Class 3). Dhaka: National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB). 2022. pp. 14–16.
- ^ Narayan Chander Saha ( Moni). "The Birth Place at Kheora (Bangladash)". Shree Shree Anandamayee Sangha. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ^ আবদুর রহিম, বীর বিক্রম. চিরন্তন ১৯৭১ [Eternal 1971] | Prothom alo. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ 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 4 December 2024.
- ^ Chakraborty, Gangesh Chandra (1967). Paramyogini Anandamayi Ma (Part I) (in Bengali). Kolkata: A. Mukherjee & Company Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 4 December 2024.