Chirirbandar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Chirirbandar
Native Name:চিরিরবন্দর
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:25°N 88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rangpur
Subdivision Name2:Dinajpur
Area Total Km2:312.69
Population Total:323880
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5240[2]
Area Code:05326[3]
Website:Official Map of Chirirbandar
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Chirirbandar (bn|চিরিরবন্দর) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chirirbandar is located at 25.6625°N 88.7833°W - it has 68,415 households and total area 312.69 km2.

Chirirbandar Upazila is bounded by Khansama Upazila on the north, Parbatipur Upazila in Dinajpur District and Saidpur Upazila in Nilphamari District on the east, Fulbari Upazila and Kumarganj CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south, and Dinajpur Sadar Upazila on the west.[4] [5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chirirbandar Upazila had 68,415 households and a population of 292,500. 64,830 (22.16%) were under 10 years of age. Chirirbandar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.88%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 995 females per 1000 males. 8,683 (2.97%) lived in urban areas.[6] Ethnic population was 3,140 (1.07%), of which Santal were 2,478.[7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chirirbandar has a population of 232409. Males constitute 51.43% of the population, and females 48.57%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114095. Chirirbandar has an average literacy rate of 28.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

UNO

A K M Shariful Hoque.[9]

Chirirbandar Thana was established in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

The upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdulpur, Alokdihi, Amarpur, Auliapukur, Fatejangpur, Isobpur, Nashratpur, Punotti, Saitara, Satnala, Tetulia, and Viail.

The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 142 villages.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 403.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook 2011 Dakshin Dinajpur . Map of Dakshin Dinajpur showing CD Blocks on the fourth page. Directorate of Census Operations . 8 December 2018.
  5. Web site: District Human Development Report . Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district) . Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal . 8 December 2018 . 19 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119150840/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report . dead .
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dinajpur . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Dinajpur district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  8. Web site: 10 November 2006. Population Census Wing, BBS. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. 27 March 2005.
  9. Web site: bn:উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার . https://www.dinajpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . 2024-08-27 . https://archive.today/20240827022421/https://www.dinajpur.gov.bd/en/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . live . 2024-08-27 .