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