Homna Upazila HQ

Bangladesh / Gazipur /
 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Homna Upazila (Comilla district) with an area of 180.13 sq km, is bounded by Bancharampur and Araihazar upazilas on the north, Daudkandi and Gazaria upazilas on the south, Muradnagar upazila on the east and Sonargaon upazila on the west. Main river is Meghna.

The location of Homna town is 23.6824902N 90.7837576E. Homna (Town) consists of one mouza. Its area is 2.85 sq km. the town has a population of 5999; male 52.94%, female 47.06%. Density of population is 2104. Literacy rate among the town people is 40.1%.

Homna thana, now an upazila, was established in 1918. The upazila consists of 10 union parishads, 94 mouzas and 207 villages.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census: Population 211563; male 50.21%, female 49.79%; Muslim 93.46%, Hindu 6.32% and others 0.22%.

Religious institutions: Mosque 340, temple 20, sacred place 2.

Literacy and educational institutions: Average literacy 21.9%; male 28.8% and female 14.9%. Educational institutions: college 4, high school 16, junior school 2, vocational training institute 1, madrasa 6, government primary school 83, non-government primary school 11, low cost school 14. Noted educational institutions: Joypur Government Primary School (1918), Homna Government Pilot High School (1929).

Cultural organisations: Public library 2, cooperative society 238, women's society 43, Shilpakala Academy 1 and playground 10.

Main occupations: Agriculture 42.40%, agricultural labourer 11.75%,wage labourer 2%, weaving 10.58%, commerce 11.17%, service 4.48%, hawker 1.29%, and others 16.33%.

Land use: Total cultivable land 13612.30 hectares; fallow land 24.28 hectares; single crop 49.93%, double crop 43.07% and treble crop land 7%. Land under irrigation 6987.45 hectares.

Communication facilities- Roads: pucca 22 km, mud road 968 km; waterways 35 nautical mile.

Manufactories: Rice mill 18, ice factory 15, saw mill 13 and welding 15.

Cottage industries: Weaving 105, goldsmith 48, blacksmith 45, wood work 51 and tailoring 320.

NGO activities: Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, grameen bank.

Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, union health and family planning centre 7, satellite clinic 5 and veterinary hospital 1
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Coordinates:   23°40'45"N   90°46'43"E
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