Chatmohar ( bn, চাটমোহর) 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 ...
of
Pabna District
Pabna District ( bn, পাবনা জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is an economically important district in Bangladesh. Its administrative capital is the eponymous Pabna town.
History
Archeologist Cunningham conjectur ...
in the Division of
Rajshahi
Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
.
Geography
Chatmohar is located at . It has 39489 households and a total area of 314.32 km
2.
Demographics
As of the
2011 Bangladesh census
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 reco ...
, Chatmohar has a population of 291121. Males constitute 50.63% of the population, and females 49.37%.The density of the population is 938.8 inhabitants/km
2. Chatmohar has an average literacy rate of 43.4% (7+ years), and the national average is 32.4% literate.
Administration
Chatmohar Upazila is divided into Chatmohar Municipality and 11
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
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, ward, or " neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ...
s.
Chairman: Abdul Hamid Master
Vice Chairman: Aroj Khan
Woman Vice Chairman: Sufiya Khatun
Upazila Nirbahi Officer
An Upazila Nirbahi Officer (Abbreviation: UNO; bn, উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার) is the chief executive officer of an upazila (subdistrict) and a mid-level officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administration ...
(UNO): Sheheli Laila
Education
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
* General
Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri
General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri ( Bengali: জয়ন্তনাথ চৌধুরী; 10 June 1908 – 6 April 1983) was a General Officer in the Indian Army. He served as the 6th Chief of Army Staff from 1962 to 1966 and the Military G ...
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
was
Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) (unofficially known as the Army Chief) is a statutory position in the Indian Army held usually by a four star general. As the highest ranking officer to serve solely in the Indian Army, the chief is the profess ...
(1962–1966)
*
Pramatha Chaudhuri
Pramathanath Chaudhuri ( bn, প্রমথনাথ চৌধুরী; 7 August 1868 – 2 September 1946), known as Pramatha Chaudhuri, ''alias'' Birbal, was a Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature. He was the nephe ...
, writer, spent his first five years at Haripur village.
*
K. M. Anowarul Islam
K. M. Anowarul Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Pabna-3
Pabna-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mokbul Hossain (born ...
was Member of Parliament for constituency
Pabna-3 from 2001 until 2008.
See also
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
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 ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Pabna District
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