Charbhadrasan or Char Bhadrasan ( bn, চরভদ্রাসন) is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Faridpur District
Faridpur District ( bn, ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to its northeast. The district was named after Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, ...
in the Division of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
Geography
Charbhadrasan is located at . It has 12415 households and total area 141.59 km
2.
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
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, 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.
Administration
Charbhadrasan thana was established in 1914 at Charsalehpur. It was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Charbhadrasan Upazila is divided into four
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s: Char Bhadrasan, Char Harirampur, Char Jahukanda, and Gazirtek. The union parishads are subdivided into 24 mauzas and 80 villages.
Education
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Charbhadrasan Government College
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
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Char Bhadrasan massacre, 1971 massacre of Hindu residents by the Pakistan army
References
{{Upazilas of Dhaka Division
Upazilas of Faridpur District