Charghat Upazila


Charghat Upazila is an upazila of Rajshahi District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
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Background

Charghat is located on the bank of the river Padma. Bangladesh Police Academy is located in Sardah area of this upazila. There is also a cadet college here. Charghat was declared Pourashava in 1998. Md. Anwar Hossain was the first chairman under this Pourashava. Charghat is famous for Khoer industry. Mangoes are produced here in plenty. The noted villages of Charghat are Gopalpur, Charghat, Miapur, Babupara, Kakramari, Pirozpur, Sardah and Mokterpur. A sand mine is located here. There is a club named Mokterpur Shobuj Shangha. A charity organization named Botbrikkho is also there which works for the poor people. It was established by Md. Oashimul Bari Oashim, a student of Dhaka University's English Department.
Charghat is a centre of a varieties of cultural programs. Padma Boral Theatre, Projonmo Theatre of Dakra and Botbrikkho are at the helm of arranging the program. Sports are organized here frequently.

Geography

Charghat is located at. It has a total area of 164.50 km2.
Charghat Upazila is bounded by Puthia and Paba Upazilas on the north, Bagatipara Upazila in Natore District and Bagha Upazila on the east, Bagha Upazila on the south, and Raninagar II and Jalangi CD Blocks, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, across the Ganges/ Padma, on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Charghat Upazila had 61,107 households and a population of 224,845. 8.30% of the population were under 5 years of age. Charghat had a literacy rate of 70.99%: 72.74% for males and 69.27% for females, and a sex ratio of 99.02 males for every 100 females. 45,085 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Charghat Upazila had 51,783 households and a population of 206,788. 39,004 were under 10 years of age. Charghat had a literacy rate of 47.68%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males. 38,409 lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Charghat has a population of 163,862. Males constitute 51.62% of the population, and females 48.38%. This upazila's eighteen-up population is 82,597. Charghat has an average literacy rate of 26.6%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Charghat Upazila is divided into Charghat Municipality and six union parishads: Bhaya Lakshmipur, Charghat, Nimpara, Salua, Sardah, and Yusufpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 93 mauzas and 115 villages.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Sardah Government Pilot High School, founded in 1916, is a notable secondary school.

Hospital

Charghat Upazila Health Complex.

Notable residents