Chilmari Upazila

Chilmari
চিলমারী
Upazila
Jamuna River in Chilmari
Jamuna River in Chilmari
Location of Chilmari
Coordinates: 25°34′N 89°41.5′E / 25.567°N 89.6917°E / 25.567; 89.6917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictKurigram
Area
 • Total
224.96 km2 (86.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
131,715
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5630[2]
Websitechilmari.kurigram.gov.bd

Chilmari (Bengali: চিলমারী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]

History

Chilmari was river port during the Pakistani and British Rule. During the war of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the Chilmari Riverborne Amphibious Landing Assault was conducted by then BDF Sector 11, Mankarchar Sub-Sector, led by Squadron Leader M. Hamidullah Khan with participation of the 3rd East Bengal Regiment.

Geography

Chilmari is located at 25°34′00″N 89°41′30″E / 25.5667°N 89.6917°E / 25.5667; 89.6917. It has 30,966 households and total area 224.96 km2. Situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, it is located near the Indo-Bangladesh frontier. Chilmari Upazila is intersected by the mighty Brahmaputra River.

The upazila is bounded by Ulipur Upazila on the north, Char Rajibpur Upazila and Sundarganj Upazila of Gaibandha District on the south, Raomari Upazila and Char Rajibpur Upazila on the east, Sundarganj and Ulipur upazilas on the west.[4]

Demographics

Religions in Chilmari Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.13%
Hinduism
 
 4.83%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chilmari Upazila had 30,966 households and a population of 122,841. 32,533 (26.48%) were under 10 years of age. Chilmari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1068 females per 1000 males. 45,215 (36.81%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Chilmari has a population of 100,516. Males constitute 49.98% of the population, and females 50.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 47851. Chilmari has an average literacy rate of 23.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]

Administration

Chilmari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Ashtamir Char, Chilmari, Nayar Hat, Ramna, Raniganj, and Thanahat. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages.[6]

Ninth Parliament election from Kurigram-4

Sunset over the Brahmaputra River

In the ninth parliament election (জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন) held on 29 December 2008 a total of eight candidates, including two independent ones, are contesting but the contest will be mainly limited to three candidates: former JP MP Md. Golam Habib Dulal from JP-Ershad, Md. Jakir Hossain from AL and Md. Nur Alam Mukul from Jamaat-e Islami candidate of BNP-led four-party alliance. The Jamaat-e Islami candidate is using 'Scale' as the symbol.

The majority voters are in the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river. There are 1,56,822 voters in Raumari and Rajipur upazilas, while 71,730 voters in Chilmari upazila. Of the Chilmari voters, there are about 20,000 voters in Astomir Char and Nayarhat unions under Chilmari that is situated on the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river.

Finally Md. Jakir Hossain from AL elected MP for the 9th Parliament election, 2008 ( Kurigram-4).

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. 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. ^ Md Abdul Hakim (2012), "Chilmari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ "Chilmari Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
  6. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram 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. ^ Islam, Siaful (17 February 2020). বঙ্গবন্ধুর সহযোদ্ধা ছিলেন রংপুরের ছক্কু মিয়া [Bangabandhu's comrade-in-arms was Chhakku Mia of Rangpur]. The Dainik Janata (in Bengali).


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