Keroa Union ( Bengali: কেরোয়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Raipur Upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh. [1] It has ten wards and covers an area of 4,140 acres (17 km2). [2] There are four villages in the union: Enayetpur, Keroa, Lamchari, and Ludhua. [2]
In the 2011 census, the union had a population of 30,668. [2] The overall literacy rate was 65.5%, with the male literacy rate at 64.7% and the female at 66.1%. [3] Keroa Union is predominately Muslim, with only 2.4% Hindu. [4]
Infrastructure in Keroa is better than much of Bangladesh, although most roads remain unpaved. People usually use rickshaws and CNG autorickshaws for local transport. Most houses have electric connections, [5] [6] but load shedding remains as a big problem. [7] Some homes are using renewable energy such as solar panels. [8]
Drinking water comes predominantly from village tubes or wells. [9] Only 34% of homes in Keroa have water-sealed sanitary toilets and 15% remain without toilets; [10] however, this is better than the national figure, as only 23% of homes in Bangladesh have water-sealed sanitary toilets while 43% remain without toilets. [11]
Most people work in agriculture, [12] but the densely populated union [13] suffers from a lack of arable land and as a result the people have to buy most of their food from the market. There are four local markets: Sunamgonj Bazar, Ludua Bazar, Noarhat/Mollar Hat, and Peer Fojlullah Bazar. [14] A large number of locals are expatriates, mostly from the Middle East and other parts of Bangladesh.
Keroa Union ( Bengali: কেরোয়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Raipur Upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Chittagong Division of eastern Bangladesh. [1] It has ten wards and covers an area of 4,140 acres (17 km2). [2] There are four villages in the union: Enayetpur, Keroa, Lamchari, and Ludhua. [2]
In the 2011 census, the union had a population of 30,668. [2] The overall literacy rate was 65.5%, with the male literacy rate at 64.7% and the female at 66.1%. [3] Keroa Union is predominately Muslim, with only 2.4% Hindu. [4]
Infrastructure in Keroa is better than much of Bangladesh, although most roads remain unpaved. People usually use rickshaws and CNG autorickshaws for local transport. Most houses have electric connections, [5] [6] but load shedding remains as a big problem. [7] Some homes are using renewable energy such as solar panels. [8]
Drinking water comes predominantly from village tubes or wells. [9] Only 34% of homes in Keroa have water-sealed sanitary toilets and 15% remain without toilets; [10] however, this is better than the national figure, as only 23% of homes in Bangladesh have water-sealed sanitary toilets while 43% remain without toilets. [11]
Most people work in agriculture, [12] but the densely populated union [13] suffers from a lack of arable land and as a result the people have to buy most of their food from the market. There are four local markets: Sunamgonj Bazar, Ludua Bazar, Noarhat/Mollar Hat, and Peer Fojlullah Bazar. [14] A large number of locals are expatriates, mostly from the Middle East and other parts of Bangladesh.