Kheora

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
Village
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Kheora
Location on the map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 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[1]
 • Ward MemberAbdur Rahim (7th Ward)
Juwel Mia (8th Ward)[2]
Population
 • Total3,697[3]
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
3460

Demography

According to the 2011 census, the total population of Kheora village is about 3697.[3]

Location

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

Education

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

See also

References
  1. Chakraborty, Ujjal (31 January 2022). "নবীনগর-কসবায় ইউপি চেয়ারম্যান হলেন যারা | বাংলাদেশ". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  2. 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.
  3. মেহারী ইউনিয়ন: গ্রাম ভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা [Mehari Union: Village-based population]. Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  4. Staff correspondent, Brahmanbaria. "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. correspondent, District (2014-10-21). "মঙ্গলবার কসবায় আসছেন ভারতীয় হাইকমিশনার". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 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. Desk, Prothom alo. "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 27 October 2023.
  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. 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 27 October 2023.
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