Homna Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Homna
locator_position = right
latd = 23.6833
longd = 90.7917
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Comilla District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 211563
population_density = 1175
area_total = 180.13
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/comilla/Homna.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Homna
footnotes =

Homna ( _bn. হোমনা) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is famous for its natural beauty and some historic sites. People of Homna fought bravely in Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Homna thana (now an upazila) was established in 1918.

Geography

Homna is located at coord|23.6833|N|90.7917|E|. It has 36814 units of house hold and total area of 180.13 km². The river Meghna passes through Homna.

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Homna has a population of 211,563. Males constitute 50.21% of the population, and females 49.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99,699. Homna has an average literacy rate of 21.9% (7+ years), and the national average is 32.4%. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Homna has 10 Unions/Wards, 95 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 207 villages.

ee also

* [http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/H_0148.htm Banglapedia Article]
*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References

#Sreemaddi is a village which has a long history.It is the bigest village of this upazilla.It has aproximatly 11,000 voters and 4 kilomitres long.Hundreds of boys and girls are students.85% of teenagers are schoolgoar.Many of them try to continue their higher study at home & abroad.One thing very pathetic that people here practse unhuman activities like NIANDERTHAL MAN (ancient stone age man).