Chilmari Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.5667° N 89.6917° E

Chilmari Upazila

Chilmari
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Kurigram District
Coordinates 25.5667° N 89.6917° E
Area 224.97 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
100516
 - 447/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Chilmari

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

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[edit] Geography

Chilmari is located at 25.5667° N 89.6917° E . It has 20129 units of house hold and total area 224.97 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, 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]

[edit] Administrative

Chilmari has 6 Unions/Wards, 58 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 152 vilages.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.