Char Rajibpur Upazila


Char Rajibpur is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Char Rajibpur is located at. It has 17,310 households and a total area 111.03 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Char Rajibpur Upazila had 19,398 households and a population of 78,383. 10.91% of the population were under 5 years of age. Char Rajibpur had a literacy rate of 61.39%: 62.87% for males and 59.99% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.94 males for every 100 females. 37,443 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Char Rajibpur Upazila had 17,310 households and a population of 73,373. 20,456 were under 10 years of age. Char Rajibpur had a literacy rate of 36.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 14,697 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Char Rajibpur has a population of 58,049. Males constitute are 49.54% of the population, and females 50.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 27,533. Char Rajibpur has an average literacy rate of 16.4%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.
According to the 11th National Assembly elections, Rajibpur upazila has a total of 54 thousand 79 voters. Among them there are 26 thousand 535 male voters and 27 thousand 544 female voters

Administration

Char Rajibpur Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Rajibpur, Kodalkati, and Mohongonj. The union parishads are subdivided into 26 mauzas and 99 villages.

Religious Institutions

  • Mosques: 125
  • Temple: 1
  • Church: None

Communication

There are 20 kilometers of paved roads and 150 kilometers of unpaved roads; the waterways cover 14 nautical miles. Alongside sailboats and horse-drawn carriages, all types of modern vehicles operate here.

Health

There is one Upazila Health Complex, one Family Planning Center, one Tuberculosis and Leprosy Treatment Center, and one Veterinary Hospital.

Tourist attractions

One-third of the upazila is riverine, with scenic riverside villages and island-like sandbars enhanced by kans grass. It has one of Bangladesh’s two river police stations. The Paharia River partly marks the border with India. Rajibpur also hosts Bangladesh’s first border haat at Bholarhat–Kalairchar.

Famous People

Taramon Bibi