Chauhali () 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 ...
, or sub-district of
Sirajganj District
Sirajganj District () is a district in North Bengal, Bangladesh, it is located in Rajshahi Division. It is the 25th largest district by area and 9th largest district by population in Bangladesh. It is known as the gateway to North Bengal.
Its a ...
, located in
Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...
,
Bangladesh
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.
Geography
Chauhali is located at It has 39,832 households and total area 210.39 km
2. It is bounded on the north by
Belkuchi Upazila
Belkuchi () is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Belkuchi is located at . It has 74,450 households and a total area of . There are two main rivers, Jamuna and Hurasagar. Chand ...
, on the south by
Pabna District
Pabna District () is a district in west central Bangladesh. It is a geographically and economically important district. Its administrative capital is the eponymous Pabna town. The main five rivers of this district are: Padma, Jamuna, Baral, Atra ...
Bera Upazila
Bera () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Bera is located at . It has 57,436 households and a total area of . It is known as 2nd Adamjee because there is big market for jute and different types of J ...
and
Manikganj District
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Daulatpur Upazila, on the east
Tangail District
Tangail District () is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail mahakuma was separated from the Mymensingh District, Mymensingh district, and a district of the same name as the mahakuma's was created. The dist ...
by
Nagarpur Upazila
Nagarpur () is an upazila of Tangail District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nagarpur Thana was established in 1905 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.
Geography
Nagarpur is located at . The total area of the Upazila is 266.7 k ...
and
Shahjadpur Upazila
Shahjadpur () is an upazila, or sub-district of Sirajganj District, located in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
History
In , a Yemenite Sufi prince known as Makhdum Shah, Makhdum Shah Daulah settled in the area now comprising Shahzadpur, along wi ...
to the west.
Jamuna. The river Jamuna divides Chowhali upazila into two parts. On the east side of the river are five unions of the upazila namely Khaskaulia, Bagutia, Umarpur, Khaspukuria and Ghorjan and on the west side Sodia.
Chauhali is a char area as it is adjacent to the river Jamuna. The distance from Sirajganj district headquarters to Chowhali by road is about 90 km. Due to the erosion of the river Jamuna at different times, the land of the upazila is often lose in the river. In 2014, 10 percent of the land of the upazila was lost in the river.
In the same year, many other administrative establishments, including the Upazila Parishad Complex, were washed away and relocated.
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 ...
, Chauhali Upazila had 39,832 households and a population of 160,063. 46,420 (29.00%) were under 10 years of age. Chauhali had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 36.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 995 females per 1000 males. 21,168 (13.22%) lived in urban areas.
According to the
2001 Bangladesh census
In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...
, Chauhali has a population of 155260; male constituted 81507 of the population, females 73753; Muslim 153036, Hindu 2194, Buddhist 23 and others 7.
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 ...
, Chauhali had a population of 108459. Males constitute 51.37% of the population, and females 48.63%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52185. Chauhali has an average literacy rate of 23.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Chauhali, primarily formed as a Thana, was turned into an upazila in 1984.
Chauhali Upazila is divided in seven
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: Baghutia, Gharjan, Khaskaulia, Khaspukuria, Omarpur, Sadia Chandpur, and Sthal. The union parishads are subdivided into 90 mauzas and 102 villages.
Notable people
*
Abdul Matin, language activist, was born at Dhublia in 1926.
See also
*
Districts of Bangladesh
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*
Divisions of Bangladesh
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*
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 ...
References
Upazilas of Sirajganj District
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