Shakpur Union
union council of Barura Upazila in Cumilla District
Shakpur (Bengali: শাকপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad of Barura Upazila in Comilla District of Bangladesh.
History
Shakpur Union was formerly known as Deora South Union.
Geography
Location of Shakpur Union in the middle of Barura Upazila. It is bounded by galimpur union on the east, vauksar union on the south, adra union on the southwest, jhalam union on the west and baruda town on the north.
Area: About 3929.09 acres.
Demographics
Out of 28690 people, 13600 are males, 14990 are females and the total number of voters is 12915.
Administration
Shakpur union No. 7 Union Parishad under Barura Upazila. Administrative activities of this union are under Baruda police station. It is part of Comilla-6, the 256th constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q66516182. Authority coordinates are 23.350, 91.033. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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