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
Kheora Location on the map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23.780757°N 91.083451°E / 23.780757; 91.083451
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chattogram (Chittagong)
District	Brahmanbaria
Upazila	Kasba
Union	2 No. Mehari
Ward	7th & 8th.
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Union council
• UP Chairman	Mosharraf Hossain Morshed[1]
• Ward Member	Abdur Rahim (7th Ward) Juwel Mia (8th Ward)[2]
Population
• Total	3,697[3]
Time zone	UTC+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

• Abdur Rahim [bn]— Freedom fighter (Bir Bikrom) of Bangladesh Liberation War.^[9]
• Anandamayi Ma — Hindu spiritual saint.^[10][11]

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

• Purquil
• Anandamayi Ma
• Mehari Union
• Kasba Upazila