Chatkhil Upazila
Chatkhil () is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Laksham and Shahrasti Upazila on the north, Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila on the south, Begumganj Upazila on the east, and Ramgonj Upazila on the west. Chatkhil thana was formed in 1977 and was upgraded into an upazila in 1983. Geography. Chatkhil is located at . It has 46,044 household units and a total area 133.89 km. Demographics. As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chatkhil had a population of 233,075. Males constituted 48.43% of the population, and females 51.57%. The population aged 18 and  up was 90,484. The average literacy rate was 52.1% (7+ years), and the national average was 32.4% literate. The town is now a municipality with an area of 6.07 km and population 28817; male 48.45%, female 51.55%. It has 9 wards and 18 mahallas. Literacy rate among the town people is 54.8%. Administration. Chatkhil police station was established in 1977 and was turned into an Upazila in 1983. Chatkhil Upazila is divided into Chatkhil Municipality and nine union parishads: Badalkot, Hat Pukuriaghatlabag, Khilpara, Mohammadpur, Noakhala, Panchgaon, Porokote, Ramnarayanp, and Sahapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and  129 villages. Chatkhil Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas. The hub of the Upazila is Bhimmpur village which consists of Chatkhil Bazar and the administration office of Chatkhil Upazila Education. Colleges : There are 4 colleges in this area: High Schools: Chatkhil Panchgaon Govt. High School, Chatkhil Govt. Girls High School, Khilpara M.L. High School, Vimpur M. L. High School, Gomatoli Shamsul Huda High School, Soptogaon Hifh School, Taltala Adarsha High Schoo, Singbahura Girls Academy, Jib Nagar High School, Karihati High School. Chatkhil, Noakhali. Govt. Primary Schools : Reg. Primary School : Lamchory Govt. Primary School, Madrasha : Dakkhin Deliai Hashemia  Dakhil Madrasha,Chatkhil Kamil Madrasha, Sadhurkhil AI Fazil Madrasha, Molliker Dighirpar Fazil Madrasha, RuhitKhali Govt. Primary School, RuhitKhali Mohila Dakhil Madrasha Madrasha: