Raomari Upazila

Rowmari
রৌমারী
Upazila
Location of Rowmari
Coordinates: 25°33.8′N 89°51′E / 25.5633°N 89.850°E / 25.5633; 89.850
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictKurigram
Area
 • Total
197.03 km2 (76.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
227,513
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5640[2]
Websiterowmari.kurigram.gov.bd

Rowmari (Raumari, Bengali: রৌমারী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Rowmari is located at 25°33′45″N 89°51′00″E / 25.5625°N 89.8500°E / 25.5625; 89.8500. It has 46,871 households and a total area 197.03 km2.

The upazila is bounded by Ulipur Upazila and Assam state of India on the north, Char Rajibpur Upazila on the south, Assam state of India on the east, Char Rajibpur, Chilmari and Ulipur upazilas on the west.

Demographics

Religions in Raomari Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.21%
Hinduism
 
 0.72%
Other or not stated
 
 0.07%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Raomari Upazila had 46,871 households and a population of 196,417. 49,712 (25.31%) were under 10 years of age. Raomari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 34.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 25,680 (13.07%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Rowmari has a population of 137,040. Males constitute 49.34% of the population, and females 50.66%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 63884. Raomari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration

Raumari Thana was formed in 1908 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 August 1983.[8]

Raomari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Bondober, Dadevanga, Chor Shoulemari, Jadurchar, Raumari, and Shoulemari. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 198 villages.[5]

See also

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. ^ Md. Abdul Hakim (2012), "Raumari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
  5. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "Raumari Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
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