Charbhadrasan Upazila

Charbhadrasan or Char Bhadrasan (Bengali: চরভদ্রাসন) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Charbhadrasan

চরভদ্রাসন
Upazila
Skyline of Charbhadrasan, Faridpur, Bangladesh (clockwise from top):Central Shaheed Minar, Charbhadrasan Central Masque, Charbhadrasan Pilot High School, Jute Field, Gopalpur Ghat of Padma, Charbhadrasan Govt. College, Upazila Nirbahi Officer’s Office.
Charbhadrasan
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°33.5′N 90°5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictFaridpur District
Establishment1914 CE
Area
 • Total141.59 km2 (54.67 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (29 ft)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total69,876
 • Density494/km2 (1,280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7810
National calling code+880
Calling code06315
Websitecharbhadrasan.faridpur.gov.bd

Geography

Charbhadrasan is located at 23.5583°N 90.0833°E / 23.5583; 90.0833. It has 12415 households and total area 141.59 km2. The Geographical position: Charbhadrasan size of a small area. Padma was happy to note that it depends on the size and range. North - South travel through the Doha lauhajam Harirampur in the east - Sadarpur the south, in the south - west of Nagarakanda and west - north - Faridpur Sadar Upazila.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Charbhadrasan has a population of 69876. Males constitute 51.36% of the population, and females 48.64%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 34758. Charbhadrasan has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Charbhadrasan thana was established in 1914 at Charsalehpur. It was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Charbhadrasan Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Char Bhadrasan, Char Harirampur, Char Jahukanda, and Gazirtek. The union parishads are subdivided into 24 mauzas and 80 villages.[3]

See also

References
  1. Masud Reza (2012). "Char Bhadrasan Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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