Chatmohar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Chatmohar
Native Name:চাটমোহর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:24°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rajshahi
Subdivision Name2:Pabna
Area Total Km2:310.10
Population Total:291121
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:6630
Website:Official map of Chatmohar
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Chatmohar (Bengali: চাটমোহর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Chatmohar is located at 24.225°N 89.2917°W. It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chatmohar Upazila had 70,260 households and a population of 291,121. 67,559 (23.21%) were under 10 years of age. Chatmohar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 14,443 (4.96%) lived in urban areas.[2] [3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chatmohar has a population of 227524. Males constitute are 50.63% of the population, and females 49.37%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109774. Chatmohar has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Chatmohar Upazila is divided into Chatmohar Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bilchalan, Chhaikhola, Danthia Bamangram, Failjana, Gunaigachha, Handial, Haripur, Mothurapur, Mulgram, Nimaichara, and Parshadanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 170 mauzas and 236 villages.[2]

Chatmohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.[2]

Chairman: Abdul Hamid Master

Vice Chairman: Aroj Khan

Woman Vice Chairman: Sufiya Khatun

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Sheheli Laila[5]

Education

Primary Schools:

Schools:

Colleges:

Madrashas:

Polytechnic institutes:

Notable residents

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Md. Shahanur Rahman. Chatmohar Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chatmohar_Upazila. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. . 2022. 3nd.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Pabna district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  5. Web site: List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers . 2012-01-20 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120226125127/http://www.moestab.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/unolist.php . 2012-02-26 .
  6. Book: Mukhopadhyay, Arun Kumar . 1983 . First published 1970 . Makers of Indian Literature: Pramatha Chaudhury . Second . Sahitya Akademi . 15 . 476726430.
  7. Web site: List of 8th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament.