Chatmohar Upazila

Chatmohar (Bengali: চাটমোহর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.^[4]

Chatmohar চাটমোহর
Upazila of Bangladesh
Chatmohar Shahi Mosque
Coordinates: 24°13.5′N 89°17.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi
District	Pabna
Area
• Total	310.10 km2 (119.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	334,240
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	6630[2]
Area code	07324[3]
Website	Official map of Chatmohar

Geography

Chatmohar is located at 24.2250°N 89.2917°E / 24.2250; 89.2917. It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km².

Demographics

Religions in Chatmohar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			96.14%
Hinduism			3.10%
Christianity			0.69%
Other or not stated			0.07%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.^[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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.^[8]

Administration

Chatmohar Upazila is divided into Chatmohar Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bilchalan, Chhaikhola, Danthia Bamangram, Failjana, Gunaigachha, Handial, Haripur, Mothurapur, Mulgram, Nimaichara, and Parshadanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 170 mauzas and 236 villages.^[6]

Chatmohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.^[6]

Chairman: Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal Mirza)

Vice Chairman: Md Saidul Islam

Woman Vice Chairman: Firoza Parvin

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Musa Nasir Chowdhury

Political Leaders:- 1.Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal Mirza)

2.K.M.Anwarul Islam

3.Advocate Shakhowat hossain Shakho

4.Mirza Abu Hayat Mohammad Kamal (Jewel Mirza)

5.Hasibul Hasan Hira

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

• General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri OBE was Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1962–1966)^{[citation needed]}
• Pramatha Chaudhuri, writer, spent his first five years at Haripur village.^[9]
• K. M. Anowarul Islam was Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-3 from 2001 until 2008.
• Md Mokbul Hossain was Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-3 from 2006 until 2024.

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

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. 402. 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. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Md. Shahanur Rahman (2022). "Chatmohar Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (3nd ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Pabna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-231-3.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Pabna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Pabna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
9. Mukhopadhyay, Arun Kumar (1983) [First published 1970]. Makers of Indian Literature: Pramatha Chaudhury (Second ed.). Sahitya Akademi. p. 15. OCLC 476726430.