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Pahartali Thana (chittagong
district) with an area of 46.62 sq km, is bounded by sitakunda
upazila on the north, double
mooring and bandar
(Chittagong) thanas on the south, panchlaish
and Double Mooring thanas on the east, bay
of bengal on the west. The foy's
lake is located in this thana.
Administration Pahartali
thana, under the Chittagong Municipal Corporation, was established in 1978. It consists of 6 wards and 26 mahallas. Archaeological heritage and relics Railway Building. Historical events During
1920s
Mastarda Surya Sen and his compatriots strengthened the anti British movement by occupying Pahartali Railway Club and Dampara Police Line. Pritilata Wadeddar, one of the main associates of
Surya Sen, committed suicide at the time of occupying the Railway Club to avoid arrest. During the War of Liberation the Pak army killed many innocent people in the area. Marks of the War of Liberation Mass killing site (Pahartali), Shikha Anirban (Batali Hill). Religious institutions Mosque 41, tomb 7, temple 19, most noted of which are Pahartali Mosque and Railway Mosque. Population 198894; male 57.45%, female 42.55%; Muslim 90.17%, Hindu 9.22% and others 0.61%; ethnic nationals: Chakma, Marma and Larma. Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 54%; male 60.7% and female 44.5%. Educational institutions: college 3, high school 14, madrasa 2 and primary school 10. Noted educational institution: Railway High School. Cultural organisations Club 65, public library 1, playground 9, women's organisation 2. Main occupations Fishery 1.09%, wage labourer 1.58%, industry 3.6%, commerce 16.22%, transport 12.05%, service 45.92%, construction 2.10% and others 17.44%. Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is approximately Tk 300000 per 0.01 hectare. Main fruits
Mango, jackfruit. Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 2, poultry 180 and dairy 10. Communication facilities Roads: pucca 40 km, semi pucca 15 km; railway 9 km. The headquarters of Bangladesh Railways is located at Pahartali. Traditional transport palanquin, horse carriage and bullock cart.
These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct. Manufactories Large industry 12, garment factory 10, railway workshop 1, re-rolling mill 2 and welding 40. Cottage industries Bamboo work 50, goldsmith 40, blacksmith 50, wood work 50 and bidi 3. Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 6, most noted of which are Jhowtola Hat, Jolar Hat, Cornel Hat, Municipal Market and Faillatoli Bazar. Main exports Chicken. NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are asa, brac, caritas, proshika. Health centres Hospital 4, health centre 30. [Golam Kibria
Bhuiyan]
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