Chhatak Upazila

Chhatak
ছাতক
Division Sylhet Division
District Sunamganj District
Government
 • MP (Sunamganj-5) Muhibur Rahman Manik (Awami League)
Area
 • Total 434.76 km2 (167.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 273,153
 • Density 628/km2 (1,626.5/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 3080-93

Chhatak (Bengali: ছাতক) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Chhatak is located at . It has 43727 units of house hold and total area 434.76 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chhatak has a population of 273153. Males constitute are 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 135445. Chhatak has an average literacy rate of 24.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1] Religions: Muslim 83.08%, Hindu 16.75%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.17%.

Administrative

Chhatak has 13 Unions/Wards, 316 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 530 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 
Upazilas of the Sylhet Division
Capital: Sylhet
Habiganj District
Maulvibazar District
Sunamganj District
Sylhet District