Chatmohar Upazila

Chatmohar
চাটমোহর
Upazila of Bangladesh
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)
 • Total
334,240
 • Density1,077.8/km2 (2,791.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
6630
Area code07324
WebsiteOfficial map of Chatmohar
Chatmohar Upazila mauza geocode map

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

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 a total area of 310.10 km2.

Demographics

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

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Chatmohar Upazila had 90,904 households and a population of 334,240. 8.80% of the population were under 5 years of age. Chatmohar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.12%: 71.57% for males and 68.71% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.67 males for every 100 females. 66,360 (19.85%) lived in urban areas.

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.

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.

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.

Chatmohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.

Chairman: Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal Mirza)

Vice Chairman: Md Saidul Islam

Woman Vice Chairman: Firoza Parvin

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Musa Nasir Chowdhury

Political Leaders:- 1.Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal Mirza)

2.K.M.Anwarul Islam

3.Mirza Abu Hayat Mohammad Kamal (Jewel Mirza)

4.Hasibul Hasan Hira

5. Adv. Shakhawat Hossain Shakho

6.Nazim Uddin Mia

Education

Primary schools:

Schools:

Colleges:

Madrashas:

Polytechnic institutes:

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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 10 November 2006.
  9. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Arun Kumar (1983) [First published 1970]. Makers of Indian Literature: Pramatha Chaudhury (Second ed.). Sahitya Akademi. p. 15. OCLC 476726430.