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Chauhali

চৌহালি
Chauhali চৌহালি
Upazila of Bangladesh
	Shrine of Khwaja Yunus Ali
	Coordinates: 24°12.7′N 89°43.2′E / 24.2117°N 89.7200°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Sirajganj
Area
• Total	210.39 km2 (81.23 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	138,061
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6744
Area code	07523
Website	Official Map of Chauhali

Chauhali (Bengali: চৌহালি) is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. ^[4]

Geography

Chauhali is located at 24°12′40″N 89°43′15″E / 24.2111°N 89.7208°E / 24.2111; 89.7208 It has 39,832 households and total area 210.39 km². It is bounded on the north by Belkuchi Upazila, on the south by Pabna District Bera Upazila and Manikganj District Daulatpur Upazila, on the east Tangail District by Nagarpur Upazila and Shahjadpur Upazila to the west.^[5] Jamuna. The river Jamuna divides Chowhali upazila into two parts. On the east side of the river are five unions of the upazila namely Khaskaulia, Bagutia, Umarpur, Khaspukuria and Ghorjan and on the west side Sodia.^[6] Chauhali is a char area as it is adjacent to the river Jamuna. The distance from Sirajganj district headquarters to Chowhali by road is about 90 km. Due to the erosion of the river Jamuna at different times, the land of the upazila is often lose in the river. In 2014, 10 percent of the land of the upazila was lost in the river.^[7] In the same year, many other administrative establishments, including the Upazila Parishad Complex, were washed away and relocated.^[8]

Demographics

Religions in Chauhali Upazila (2022)^[9]
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.49%
Hinduism			1.48%
Other or not stated			0.03%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Chauhali Upazila had 39,832 households and a population of 160,063. 46,420 (29.00%) were under 10 years of age. Chauhali had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 36.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 995 females per 1000 males. 21,168 (13.22%) lived in urban areas.^[10]^[11]

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Chauhali has a population of 155260; male constituted 81507 of the population, females 73753; Muslim 153036, Hindu 2194, Buddhist 23 and others 7.^[4]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chauhali had a population of 108459. Males constitute 51.37% of the population, and females 48.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52185. Chauhali has an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[12]

Administration

Chauhali, primarily formed as a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1984.^[13]

Chauhali Upazila is divided in seven union parishads: Baghutia, Gharjan, Khaskaulia, Khaspukuria, Omarpur, Sadia Chandpur, and Sthal. The union parishads are subdivided into 90 mauzas and 102 villages.^[10]