Chilmari Upazila

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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.

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

[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. Situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, it is located by the Indo-Bangladesh frontier. Chilmari Upazila is intersected by the mighty Brahmaputra River.

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], 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. ^[2]

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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".