- Source: Atwari Upazila
Atwari (Bengali: অটওয়ারী) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography
Atwari is located at 26.3083°N 88.4583°E / 26.3083; 88.4583. 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 CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, on the west.
River
Atwari has 3 rivers.
Tangon River
Nagar River
Pathraj River
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Atwari Upazila had 32,045 households and a population of 133,650. 31,033 (23.22%) were under 10 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 11,274 (8.44%) 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% (7+ years), 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.
See also
Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Atwari Upazila
- Union councils of Panchagarh District
- Panchagarh District
- Upazila
- Sarjis Alam
- Alowakhowa Union
- Radhanagar Union
- Hinduism in Bangladesh
- Christianity in Bangladesh
- Mirzapur Union, Atwari
