Chirirbandar Upazila

Chirirbandar
চিরিরবন্দর
Upazila
Kaogaon Railway Station
Kaogaon Railway Station
Location of Chirirbandar
Coordinates: 25°39.8′N 88°47′E / 25.6633°N 88.783°E / 25.6633; 88.783
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictDinajpur
Area
 • Total
312.69 km2 (120.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
323,880
 • Density1,035.8/km2 (2,682.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5240[2]
Area code05326[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Chirirbandar
Chirirbandar Upazila mauza geocode map


Chirirbandar (Bengali: চিরিরবন্দর) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in Rangpur, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Chirirbandar is located at 25°39′45″N 88°47′00″E / 25.6625°N 88.7833°E / 25.6625; 88.7833 - it has 68,415 households and total area 312.69 km2.

Chirirbandar Upazila is bounded by Khansama Upazila on the north, Parbatipur Upazila in Dinajpur District and Saidpur Upazila in Nilphamari District on the east, Fulbari Upazila and Kumarganj CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south, and Dinajpur Sadar Upazila on the west.[4][5][6]

Ranibandar is the commercial hub of Chirirbandar Upazila.

Administration

UNO: A K M Shariful Hoque.[7]

Chirirbandar Thana was established in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[4]

The upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdulpur, Alokdihi, Amarpur, Auliapukur, Fatejangpur, Isobpur, Nashratpur, Punotti, Saitara, Satnala, Tetulia, and Viail.

The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 142 villages.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Chirirbandar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "District Census Handbook 2011 Dakshin Dinajpur" (PDF). Map of Dakshin Dinajpur showing CD Blocks on the fourth page. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ↑ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 27 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Dinajpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


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