Chirirbandar Upazila

Chirirbandar চিরিরবন্দর
Upazila
Kaogaon Railway Station
Coordinates: 25°39.8′N 88°47′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Dinajpur
Area
• Total	312.69 km^2 (120.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	323,880
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5240[2]
Area code	05326[3]
Website	Official Map of Chirirbandar

Chirirbandar (Bengali: চিরিরবন্দর) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Chirirbandar is located at 25.6625°N 88.7833°E / 25.6625; 88.7833 - it has 68,415 households and total area 312.69 km^2.

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.[4][5][6]

Demographics

Religions in Chirirbandar Upazila (2022)[7]
Religion			Percent
Islam			76.59%
Hinduism			22.92%
Ethnic religion			0.26%
Other or not stated			0.23%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[8] Ethnic population was 3,140 (1.07%), of which Santal were 2,478.[9]

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.[10]

Administration

UNO: A K M Shariful Hoque.[11]

Chirirbandar Thana was established in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[4]

The upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdulpur, Alokdihi, Amarpur, Auliapukur, Fatejangpur, Isobpur, Nashratpur, Punotti, Saitara, Satnala, Tetulia, and Viail.

The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 142 villages.[8]

See also

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

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "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.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Rezaul Karim (2012), "Chirirbandar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
5. "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.
6. "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. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
7. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Dinajpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-270-2.
8. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dinajpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
9. "Community Tables: Dinajpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
10. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
11. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-27. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27.