Chirirbandar Upazila

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

Chirirbandar
চিরিরবন্দর
Upazila
Chirirbandar is located in Bangladesh
Chirirbandar
Chirirbandar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°39.8′N 88°47′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictDinajpur District
Area
 • Total308.68 km2 (119.18 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total232,409
 • Density750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Chirirbandar

Geography

Chirirbandar is located at 25.6625°N 88.7833°E / 25.6625; 88.7833 - it has 42790 households and total area 308.68 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

As of the 2000 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 96.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 99.9%.[5]

Administration

Chirirbandar Thana was established in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[6]

The Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads:

  • 1 No.Nashratpur Union Parishad
  • 2 No. Satnala Union Parishad
  • 3 No. Fatejangpur Union Parishad
  • 4 No. Isobpur Union Parishad
  • 5 No. Abdulpur Union Parishad
  • 6 No. Amarpur Union Parishad
  • 7 No. Auliapukur Union Parishad
  • 8 No. Saitara Union Parishad
  • 9 No. Viail Union Parishad
  • 10 No. Punotti Union Parishad
  • 11 No. Tetulia Union Parishad
  • 12 No. Alokdihi Union Parishad

The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 142 villages.[7]

See also

References
  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. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  6. "Chirirbandar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  7. "District Statistics 2011: Dinajpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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