Charbhadrasan or Char Bhadrasan (Bengali: চরভদ্রাসন) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]
Charbhadrasan
চরভদ্রাসন | |
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 Skyline of Charbhadrasan, Faridpur, Bangladesh (clockwise from top):Central Shaheed Minar, Charbhadrasan Central Masque, Charbhadrasan Pilot High School, Jute Field, Gopalpur Ghat of Padma, Charbhadrasan Govt. College, Upazila Nirbahi Officer’s Office. | |
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| Coordinates: 23°33.5′N 90°5′E / 23.5583°N 90.083°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Faridpur |
| Establishment | 1914 CE |
| Area | |
• Total | 154.65 km2 (59.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (29 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 70,923 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7810[2] |
| National calling code | +880 |
| Calling code | 06315 |
| Website | charbhadrasan |
Geography
editCharbhadrasan is located at 23°33′30″N 90°05′00″E / 23.5583°N 90.0833°E. It has 14,277 households and total area 154.65 km2. Char Bhadrasan is bordered by Manikganj district to the north, Dhaka district to the east across the Padma, Sadarpur upazila to the south, and Nagarkanda and Faridpur Sadar upazilas to the west.
Demographics
editAs of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Charbhadrasan upazila had 14,277 households and a population of 63,477. 15,498 (24.42%) were under 10 years of age. Charbhadrasan had an average literacy rate of 40.52%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1091 females per 1000 males. 22,882 (36.05%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5][6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Charbhadrasan has a population of 69,876. Males constitute 51.36% of the population, and females 48.64%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 34758. Charbhadrasan has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
Administration
editCharbhadrasan thana was established in 1914 at Charsalehpur. It was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Charbhadrasan Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Charbhadrasan, Char Harirampur, Char Jahukanda, and Gazirtek. The union parishads are subdivided into 24 mauzas and 80 villages.[5]
Education
editThe pass level Charbhadrasan Government College, founded in 1969, is the only college.[8][9]
According to Banglapedia, Char Bhadrasan Pilot High School, founded in 1946, and Char Hajiganj High School (1964) are notable secondary schools.[3]
See also
edit- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Char Bhadrasan massacre, 1971 massacre of Hindu residents by the Pakistan army
References
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Masud Reza (2012). "Charbhadrasan Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Faridpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-265-8.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ^ Nurul Islam Khan, ed. (1977). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Faridpur. Bangladesh Government Press. p. 348.
- ^ "List of Colleges" (Excel). Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics.