Chatmohar Upazila

Chatmohar
চাটমোহর
Upazila
Chatmohar Shahi Mosque
Chatmohar Shahi Mosque
Location of Chatmohar
Coordinates: 24°13.5′N 89°17.5′E / 24.2250°N 89.2917°E / 24.2250; 89.2917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictPabna
Area
 • Total
310.10 km2 (119.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
334,240
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6630[2]
Area code07324[3]
WebsiteOfficial map of Chatmohar

Chatmohar (Bengali: চাটমোহর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Chatmohar is located at 24°13′30″N 89°17′30″E / 24.2250°N 89.2917°E / 24.2250; 89.2917. It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Chatmohar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.14%
Hinduism
 
 3.10%
Christianity
 
 0.69%
Other or not stated
 
 0.07%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[6]

Chatmohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.[6]

Chairman: Abdul Hamid Master

Vice Chairman: Aroj Khan

Woman Vice Chairman: Sufiya Khatun

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Sheheli Laila[9]

Education

Primary Schools:

  • Afrat Para Govt. Primary School
  • Chatmohar Model Primary School
  • D A Joyen Uddin School
  • Bahadurpur Government Primary School

Schools:

  • Ashraf Zindani High School, Shomaj
  • Mohela BL High School
  • Chatmohar RCN and BSN High School
  • Handiyal High School
  • Mulgram Union High School
  • Parshawdanga High School
  • Bamongram High School
  • Nimaichora High School
  • Chatmohar Model High School
  • Chatmohar Pilot Girls High School
  • Chiknai High School
  • Atlongka High School
  • Saint Rita's High School
  • Failjana High School
  • Panchuria high School
  • Chaikola High School
  • Chalanbill High School
  • Paramount International School

Colleges:

  • Chatmohar Degree College
  • Chatmohar Women's College
  • Chatmohar Technical and Business Management Institute
  • Atlongka Degree College
  • Handiyal College
  • M.A Samad BM School And College
  • Chaikhola Degree College
  • Professor Boyen Uddin Degree College
  • Mirzapur Degree College
  • Mahmud Ali Degree College

Madrashas:

  • Enayet ullah Fazil Madrasa
  • Samad Sawda Dhakhil Madrasha
  • Boyaiimary Dhakhil Madrasha
  • Kuabashi Dakhil Madrasah

Polytechnic institutes:

  • Chatmohar Polytechnic Institute

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 402. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Md. Shahanur Rahman (2022). "Chatmohar Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (3nd ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
  6. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  10. ^ Mukhopadhyay, Arun Kumar (1983) [First published 1970]. Makers of Indian Literature: Pramatha Chaudhury (Second ed.). Sahitya Akademi. p. 15. OCLC 476726430.
  11. ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.


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