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'{{refimprove|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Akhaura | native_name = আখাউড়া | settlement_type = [[Upazilas of Bangladesh|Upazila]] | image_skyline =Akhaura Railway Station.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Akhaura Railway Station | pushpin_map = Bangladesh | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bangladesh | coordinates = {{coord|23|52|05|N|91|12|30|E|type:city_region:BD|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] | subdivision_type3 = <!-- Capital --> | subdivision_name1 = [[Chittagong Division]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Brahmanbaria District]] | subdivision_name3 = | leader_title = Municipal Mayor | leader_name = Takjil Khalifa Kajal | leader_title1 = Upazila Chairman | leader_name1 = Muslem Uddin | area_total_km2 = 99.28 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_total = 112982 | population_as_of = 1991 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = 3450 | website = | footnotes = | timezone = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]] | utc_offset = +6 }} '''Akhaura''' ({{lang-bn|আখাউড়া }}) is an [[Upazila]] of [[Brahmanbaria District]], a district of [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]]. '''Akhaura Upazila''', with an area of 99.28&nbsp;km². The main river in the surrounding area is the [[Titas River]]. It played an important historical role during both [[World War II]] and [[Liberation War of Bangladesh]].{{cn|date=January 2016}} The administration of Akhaura thana, now an [[upazila]], was established in 1976. The upazila includes one municipality, five union parishads, 107 [[mouzas]] and 113 villages.<ref name=Banglapedia/> ==Demographics== According to the 2011 District Statistics Report for Brahmanbaria, Akhaura has a population of 145,215. Males constitute approximately 70,000 of the population, and females 75,000. The majority of the population (95.2%) are Muslim with a minority (5.8%) following Hinduism. This upazila has a literacy rate of 52.7%. <ref>http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/B_Baria.pd, Page: 16-17</ref> ==Points of interest== * [[Kharampur Mazar Sharif]], the mausoleum of Hazrat Syed Ahmad Gechhudaraj (R), is a pilgrimage site for devotees.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Udin |first=Mohammad Mofiz |year=2012 |chapter=Akhaura Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Akhaura_Upazila |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> ==Transport== [[File:Akhaura Railway Station 2.jpg|thumb|Akhaura Railway Station.]] Plans are underway to have Akhaura connected to [[Agartala]], India via railway by 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-06-28/news/63907404_1_agartala-akhaura-rail-link-indian-high-commission|title=Agartala-Akhaura railway link to connect India and Bangladesh; will be completed by 2017 - The Economic Times|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://twocircles.net/2011sep21/india_approves_new_railway_link_bangladesh.html |title=India approves new railway link with Bangladesh |publisher=TwoCircles.net |date=21 September 2011}}</ref> In year 2013-14, Bangladesh exported TK 2.26 billion through the Akhaura Land Port to India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bdnews24.com/business/2015/07/24/no-export-import-at-akhaura-port-on-july-25-26|title=No export, import at Akhaura port on July 25, 26|publisher=}}</ref> ==Education== {{See also|Education in Bangladesh}} There are several schools and colleges in Akhaura. As in 2016, there is no university in Akhaura District. According to Banglapedia, [[Bangladesh Railway Government High School, Brahmanbaria|Bangladesh Railway Government High School]], founded in 1920, is a notable secondary school.<ref name=Banglapedia/> ==See also== *[[Upazilas of Bangladesh]] *[[Districts of Bangladesh]] *[[Divisions of Bangladesh]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Brahmanbaria District}} [[Category:Pourashavas of Bangladesh]] [[Category:Towns of Bangladesh]] [[Category:Bangladesh–India border crossings]]'