Chilmari Upazila

Coordinates: 25°34′00″N 89°41′30″E / 25.5667, 89.6917

Chilmari Upazila
Chilmari
Division name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Kurigram District
Coordinates	25°34′00″N 89°41′30″E / 25.5667, 89.6917
Area	224.97 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991[update])  - Density	100516  - 447/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Chilmari

Chilmari (Bengali: চিলমারী) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 Fame 5 See also 6 References

Geography

Chilmari is located at 25°34′00″N 89°41′30″E / 25.5667, 89.6917 . It has 20129 units of house hold and total area 224.97 km². Situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, it is located by the Indo-Bangladesh frontier. Chilmari Upazila is intersected by the mighty Brahmaputra River.

Demographics

As of 1991^[update] Bangladesh censusGR error: 1=Bangladeh, Chilmari has a population of 100516. Males constitute are 49.98% of the population, and females 50.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 47851. Chilmari has an average literacy rate of 23.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

Administrative

Chilmari has 6 Unions/Wards:
1. Ashtamir Char
2. Nayar Hat
3. Chilmari
4. Ramna
5. Thanahat
6. Raniganj
Under these 6 unions, there are 58 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 152 villages.

Fame

Chilmari was once a famous river port during the Pakistani and British Rule. Chilmari has been famous all over Bangladesh for the Bhawaiya song "Oki gariyal bhai hakao gari tui Chilmarir bondorey O my dear brother carter, drive your cart to the port of Chilmari".

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.

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