Rajarhat Upazila

Rajarhat (Bengali: রাজারহাট) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Since 1981 it had been a Thana and later on September 14, 1983 was turned into an upazila by the government.[1]

Rajarhat
রাজারহাট
Upazila
Rajarhat is located in Bangladesh
Rajarhat
Rajarhat
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°48′N 89°33′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictKurigram District
Government
 • Upazila Parisad ChairmanAbul Hashem
 • UNOMD. Rafikul Islam
Area
 • Total166.23 km2 (64.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total169,579
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5610
Websiterajarhat.kurigram.gov.bd

Geography

Rajarhat is located at 25.8000°N 89.5500°E / 25.8000; 89.5500, which is about 10 kilometers west to the center of Kurigram district. It is surrounded by Phulbari and Lalmonirhat sadar upazilas on the north, Ulipur and Pirgachha upazilas on the south, Kurigram sadar upazila on the east, Lalmonirhat Sadar and Kaunia upazilas on the west. It has 27,357 households and a total area of 166.23 km2. Two rivers, Teesta and Dharla pass through this upazila.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rajarhat has a population of 192,689 with a population density of 945 people per square kilometer.[2] Males constitute 50.52% of the population, and females 49.48%. Upazila's adult (over 18) population is 72315. The average literacy rate of the people is 40.66% with 46.62% of male and 34.65% of female being literate.[1]

Points of interest
  • Sindurmati Dighi
  • Chandamari Mosque
  • Pangeshwari Temple
  • Gharialdanga Zamindar Bari
  • Panga Rajbari
  • Two cannons ascribed to Fate Khan and Kalu Khan (Panga Rajbari)
  • Koteshwar Shiva Mandir

Administration

Rajarhat Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Biddanondo, Chakirpashar, Chinai, Gharialdanga, Nazimkhan, Rajarhat, and Umarmajid. The union parishads are subdivided into 110 mauzas and 180 villages.[3]

Similar to other upazilas in the country, Upazila Parisad headed by an Upazila Chairman who is elected in a direct vote of the people is the highest form of local government in Rajarhat upazila.

Education
  • Literacy Rate: 60%
  • Number of Colleges: 4
  • Number of High Schools: 34
  • Number of Madrasas: 45
  • Number of Primary Schools (government run): 49
  • Number of Primary Schools (private): 67

Notable residents
  • Abdullah Sarwrdi (Ex MP)
  • Raufun Basunia (Late leader of anti dictatorship movement)[4]
  • Jahangir Hossain Chowdhury (First Upazilla Chairman Rajarhat)
  • Badol Khondokar ( film director and producer )

See also

References
  1. Md. Kamal Hossain (2012), "Rajarhat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. এক নজরে রাজারহাট উপজেলা. kurigram.gov.bd (in Bengali).
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "5. You May Touch This Statue", The Dream of the Moving Statue, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 69–91, 2019-12-31, retrieved 2022-07-15
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