Atowari
আটোয়ারী
Upazila
Mirzapur Shahi Mosque
Mirzapur Shahi Mosque
Location of Atowari
Coordinates: 26°18.5′N 88°27.5′E / 26.3083°N 88.4583°E / 26.3083; 88.4583
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictPanchagarh
Area
 • Total209.92 km2 (81.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total133,650
 • Density640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Atwari

Atwari (Bengali: অটওয়ারী) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Atwari is located at 26°18′30″N 88°27′30″E / 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.[2][3][4]

River

Atwari has 3 rivers.

Demographics

Religions in Atwari upazila (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 74.58%
Hinduism
 
 24.15%
Christianity
 
 1.10%
Other or not stated
 
 0.17%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[5][6]

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.[7]

Administration

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sherozzaman (2012). "Atwari Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Atwari Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "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. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ↑ "Community Tables: Panchagarh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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