Bangladesh 2014

Table 14.8 shows that 72 percent of the people in the rural clusters go to their district headquarters
by car, bus, or tempo. This mode of transport is the most common in all divisions. The use of car, bus, or
tempo is highest in Khulna division (91 percent) and lowest in Chittagong (55 percent). In other divisions
the proportion ranges between 62 percent in Sylhet and 78 percent in Rajshahi.
Overall, 17 percent of sample cluster residents travel to the district headquarters by baby taxi, which
is the second most common means of travel to the district headquarters in all the divisions, except Barisal
division, where motorcycle is the second most common means of travel (6 percent).
Table 14.8 Means of transport to district headquarters
Percent distribution of rural sample clusters by the most common transport means to the district headquarters, according to division, Bangladesh 2014
Most common transport
Division
Car/bus/
tempo
Motorcycle
Motor
launch Boat Path
Rickshaw/
rickshaw
van Train Baby taxi Other Missing
Total
Number of
clusters
Barisal 75.8 6.3 3.3 3.8 0.0 3.3 0.0 3.3 4.2 0.0 100.0 28
Chittagong 55.2 1.8 1.8 0.9 0.0 2.1 0.0 38.2 0.0 0.0 100.0 73
Dhaka 73.8 1.9 3.1 0.0 0.0 2.7 1.1 13.8 0.0 3.6 100.0 132
Khulna 90.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 4.5 1.7 0.0 100.0 47
Rajshahi 77.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 1.4 0.0 16.8 0.0 0.0 100.0 59
Rangpur 73.2 1.2 0.0 1.4 0.0 7.2 2.6 13.1 0.0 1.4 100.0 62
Sylhet 61.9 10.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.8 0.0 0.0 100.0 32
Total 72.1 2.4 1.7 0.9 0.3 2.8 0.7 17.4 0.5 1.3 100.0 432
206 • Community Characteristics