Charghat ( bn, চারঘাট) is an

Upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

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in the Division of

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Background

Charghat is located on the bank of the river Padma. Bangladesh Police Academy is situated at Sardah area of the upazila. There is also a cadet college here. Charghat was declared Pourashava in 1998. Md. Anwar Hossain was the first chairman. Charghat is famous for Khoer industry. Mangoes are produced here in plenty. The noted villages of Charghat are Gopalpur, Charghat, Miapur, Babupara, Kakramari, Pirojpur, Sardah and Mokterpur. A sand mine is located here. There is a club named Mokterpur Shobuj Shangha. A charity organization named Botbrikkho is also there which works for the poor people. It was established by Md. Oashimul Bari Oashim, a student of Dhaka University's English Department. Charghat is a centre of a varieties of cultural programs. Padma Boral Theatre, Projonmo Theatre of Dakra and Botbrikkho are at the helm of arranging the programs. Sports are organized here frequently.

Geography

Charghat is located at . It has 51,783 households and total area 164.50 km². Charghat Upazila is bounded by

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and Paba Upazilas on the north,

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in Natore District and

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on the east, Bagha Upazila in the south and

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and

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, on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Charghat Upazila had 51,783 households and a population of 206,788. 39,004 (18.86%) were under 10 years of age. Charghat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.68%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males. 38,409 (18.57%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Charghat has a population of 163,862. Males constitute 51.62% of the population, and females 48.38%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 82,597. Charghat has an average literacy rate of 26.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Charghat Upazila is divided into Charghat Municipality, and six union parishads: Bhaya Lakshmipur, Charghat, Nimpara, Salua, Sardah, and Yusufpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 93 mauzas and 115 villages.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Sardah Government Pilot High School, founded in 1916, is a notable secondary school. Also Charghat Pilot High School is another notable secondary school in Charghat which has been founded in 1956. There are few more secondary schools are at Charghat Upazila. Among them, Charghat Padma High School and Charghat Govt. Technical School and College are renowned.

Hospital

Charghat Upazila Health Complex.

Famious Personality

Sree Provash Lahiri born in Rajshahi district at Charghat Upazila at the village of Arani. He was a graduate at the time before 1954. He was elected at the election of

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. Later, he has been selected as the member of cabinet in 1956. After the war of 1971 in Bangladesh, he left the country to India. In 1974, he rest in peace at Bahrampur, India.https://charghat.rajshahi.gov.bd/bn/site/page/nJCP-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC

References

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