Official Name: | Char Rajibpur |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 25°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Rangpur |
Subdivision Name2: | Kurigram |
Established Title: | Establishment |
Established Date: | 1983 |
Area Total Km2: | 111.03 |
Population Total: | 73373 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code: | 5650 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Char Rajibpur (Bengali: চর রাজিবপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Char Rajibpur is located at 25.4°N 89.6917°W. It has 17,310 households and a total area 111.03 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Char Rajibpur Upazila had 17,310 households and a population of 73,373. 20,456 (27.88%) were under 10 years of age. Char Rajibpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 36.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 14,697 (20.03%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Char Rajibpur has a population of 58049. Males constitute are 49.54% of the population, and females 50.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 27533. Char Rajibpur has an average literacy rate of 16.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
According to the 11th National Assembly elections, Rajibpur upazila has a total of 54 thousand 79 voters. Among them there are 26 thousand 535 male voters and 27 thousand 544 female voters
Char Rajibpur Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Rajibpur, Kodalkati, and Mohongonj. The union parishads are subdivided into 26 mauzas and 99 villages.[1]