Char Rajibpur Upazila

Char Rajibpur (Bengali: চর রাজিবপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.^[3]

Char Rajibpur
Upazila
Rajibpur
Coordinates: 25°24′N 89°41.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Kurigram
Establishment	1983
Area
• Total	111.03 km2 (42.87 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	78,383
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5650[2]
Website	charrajibpur.kurigram.gov.bd

Geography

Char Rajibpur is located at 25.4000°N 89.6917°E / 25.4000; 89.6917. It has 17,310 households and a total area 111.03 km².

Demographics

Religions in Char Rajibpur Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			99.49%
Hinduism			0.50%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Char Rajibpur Upazila had 17,310 households and a population of 73,373. 20,456 (27.88%) were under 10 years of age. Char Rajibpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 36.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 14,697 (20.03%) lived in urban areas.^[5][6]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Char Rajibpur has a population of 58,049. Males constitute are 49.54% of the population, and females 50.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 27,533. Char Rajibpur has an average literacy rate of 16.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[7]

According to the 11th National Assembly elections, Rajibpur upazila has a total of 54 thousand 79 voters. Among them there are 26 thousand 535 male voters and 27 thousand 544 female voters

Administration

Char Rajibpur Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Rajibpur, Kodalkati, and Mohongonj. The union parishads are subdivided into 26 mauzas and 99 villages.^[5]

Famous People

Taramon Bibi

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. Md Kamal Hossain (2012), "Char Rajibpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.