Chatmohar () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

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in the Division of

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Geography

Chatmohar is located at . It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km².

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, 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 In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and a ...

, 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 parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s: 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

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. ...

s. Chairman: Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal Mirza) Vice Chairman: Md Saidul Islam Woman Vice Chairman: Firoza Parvin

Upazila Nirbahi Officer An Upazila Nirbahi Officer (, abbreviated as UNO) is the chief executive officer of an upazila (subdistrict) and a mid-level officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration cadre), known as Bangladesh Administrative Service. A senior a ...

(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: *Afrat Para Govt. Primary School *Chatmohar Model Primary School *D A Joyen Uddin School * Bahadurpur Government Primary School * Orbital Link school And college Schools: * Orbital Link school And college *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 *Charikol Pukurpar Dakhil Madrasah Polytechnic institutes: *Chatmohar Polytechnic Institute

Notable residents

Pramatha Chaudhuri Pramathanath Chaudhuri (7 August 1868 – 2 September 1946), known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, ''alias'' Birbal, was a Bengali essayist, poet, and writer. He was the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore as his mother was Sukumari Debi, the second sister of ...

, writer, spent his first five years at Haripur village. * K. M. Anowarul Islam was Member of Parliament for constituency

Pabna-3 Pabna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mokbul Hossain of the Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political par ...

from 2001 until 2008. * Md Mokbul Hossain was Member of Parliament for constituency

from 2006 until 2024. Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal) Mayor Chatmohar Puroshova from 2014 to 2021 and Upozela Cheirman from 2024

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