Raomari Upazila Explained

Official Name:Rowmari
Native Name:রৌমারী
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
Area Total Km2:197.03
Population Total:196417
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5640
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Rowmari (Raumari, Bengali: রৌমারী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rowmari is located at 25.5625°N 89.85°W. It has 46,871 households and a total area 197.03 km2.

The upazila is bounded by Ulipur Upazila and Assam state of India on the north, Char Rajibpur Upazila on the south, Assam state of India on the east, Char Rajibpur, Chilmari and Ulipur upazilas on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Raomari Upazila had 46,871 households and a population of 196,417. 49,712 (25.31%) were under 10 years of age. Raomari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 34.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 25,680 (13.07%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rowmari has a population of 137,040. Males constitute 49.34% of the population, and females 50.66%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 63884. Raomari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Raumari Thana was formed in 1908 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 August 1983.[4]

Raomari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Bondober, Dadevanga, Chor Shoulemari, Jadurchar, Raumari, and Shoulemari. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 198 villages.[1]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Kurigram district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  4. Web site: Raumari Upazila - Banglapedia . 2023-02-20 . en.banglapedia.org . en.