Chirirbandar Upazila

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Chirirbandar
চিরিরবন্দর
Upazila
Kaogaon Railway Station
Kaogaon Railway Station
Location of Chirirbandar
Coordinates: 25°39.8′N 88°47′E / 25.6633°N 88.783°E / 25.6633; 88.783
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictDinajpur
Area
 • Total312.69 km2 (120.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total292,500
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Chirirbandar

Chirirbandar (Bengali: চিরিরবন্দর) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[edit]

Chirirbandar is located at 25°39′45″N 88°47′00″E / 25.6625°N 88.7833°E / 25.6625; 88.7833 - it has 68,415 households and total area 312.69 km2.

Chirirbandar Upazila is bounded by Khansama Upazila on the north, Parbatipur Upazila in Dinajpur District and Saidpur Upazila in Nilphamari District on the east, Fulbari Upazila and Kumarganj CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south, and Dinajpur Sadar Upazila on the west.[2][3][4]

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Chirirbandar upazila (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 76.04%
Hinduism
 
 22.92%
Ethnic religion
 
 0.80%
Other or not stated
 
 0.24%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chirirbandar Upazila had 68,415 households and a population of 292,500. 64,830 (22.16%) were under 10 years of age. Chirirbandar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.88%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 995 females per 1000 males. 8,683 (2.97%) lived in urban areas.[5] Ethnic population was 3,140 (1.07%), of which Santal were 2,478.[6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chirirbandar has a population of 232409. Males constitute 51.43% of the population, and females 48.57%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 114095. Chirirbandar has an average literacy rate of 28.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration[edit]

Chirirbandar Thana was established in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[8]

The Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads:

The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 142 villages.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rezaul Karim (2012), "Chirirbandar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Chirirbandar Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 Dakshin Dinajpur" (PDF). Map of Dakshin Dinajpur showing CD Blocks on the fourth page. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dinajpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Dinajpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  8. ^ "Chirirbandar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.


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