Atwari Upazila


Atwari is an upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur, Bangladesh.
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Geography

Atwari is located at. It has 32,045 households and total area 209.92 km2.
Atwari upazila is bounded by Chopra CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on a portion of the north, Boda Upazila on a portion of the north and on the east, Thakurgaon Sadar and Baliadangi upazilas on the south and Islampur, [Uttar Dinajpur (community development block)|Islampur] CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, on the west.

River

Atwari has 3 rivers.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Atwari Upazila had 35,352 households and a population of 141,549. 9.54% of the population were under 5 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate of 76.19%: 80.64% for males and 71.84% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.06 males for every 100 females. 14,178 lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 757.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Atwari Upazila had 32,045 households and a population of 133,650. 31,033 were under 10 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate of 59.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 11,274 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Atwari has a population of 103,906. Males constitute 51.42% of the population, and females 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,469. Atwari has an average literacy rate of 37.8%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

UNO: Md. Shafiul Mazlubin Rahman.
Atwari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Alowakhowa, Balarampur, Dhamor, Mirzapur, Radhanagar, and Toria. The union parishads are subdivided into 62 mauzas and 64 villages.

Notable people