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