Chatmohar Upazila
Chatmohar
চাটমোহর | |
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Coordinates: 24°13.5′N 89°17.5′E / 24.2250°N 89.2917°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rajshahi |
District | Pabna |
Area | |
• Total | 310.10 km2 (119.73 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 291,121 |
• Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official map of Chatmohar |
Chatmohar (Bengali: চাটমোহর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
[edit]Chatmohar is located at 24°13′30″N 89°17′30″E / 24.2250°N 89.2917°E. It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km2.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
Administration
[edit]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.[2]
Chatmohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.[2]
Chairman: Abdul Hamid Master
Vice Chairman: Aroj Khan
Woman Vice Chairman: Sufiya Khatun
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Sheheli Laila[5]
Education
[edit]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
[edit]- General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri OBE was Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1962–1966)[citation needed]
- Pramatha Chaudhuri, writer, spent his first five years at Haripur village.[6]
- K. M. Anowarul Islam was Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-3 from 2001 until 2008.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Md. Shahanur Rahman (2022). "Chatmohar Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (3nd ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "List of Upazila Nirbahi Officers". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Mukhopadhyay, Arun Kumar (1983) [First published 1970]. Makers of Indian Literature: Pramatha Chaudhury (Second ed.). Sahitya Akademi. p. 15. OCLC 476726430.
- ^ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.