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.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[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

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

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