Char Rajibpur Upazila
Char Rajibpur | |
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| Rajibpur | |
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| Coordinates: 25°24′N 89°41.5′E / 25.400°N 89.6917°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Kurigram |
| Establishment | 1983 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 111.03 km2 (42.87 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 78,383 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5650[2] |
| Website | charrajibpur |
Char Rajibpur (Bengali: চর রাজিবপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]
Geography
[edit]Char Rajibpur is located at 25°24′00″N 89°41′30″E / 25.4000°N 89.6917°E. It has 17,310 households and a total area 111.03 km2.
Demographics
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
| Upazilas/thanas |  | |
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| Upazilas of the Rangpur Division | ||
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
| Dinajpur District |  | |
| Gaibandha District | ||
| Kurigram District | ||
| Lalmonirhat District | ||
| Nilphamari District | ||
| Panchagarh District | ||
| Rangpur District | ||
| Thakurgaon District | ||
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