Charghat Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.2833° N 88.7750° E

Charghat Upazila

Charghat
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Rajshahi District
Coordinates 24.2833° N 88.7750° E
Area 164.52 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
163862
 - 996/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Charghat

Charghat (Bengali: চারঘাট) is an Upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Charghat is located at 24.2833° N 88.7750° E . It has 30799 units of house hold and total area 164.52 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Charghat has a population of 163862. Males constitute are 51.62% of the population, and females 48.38%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 82597. Charghat has an average literacy rate of 26.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Charghat has 6 Unions/Wards, 93 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 129 villages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

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