Chilmari ( bn, চিলমারী) 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 ...

Kurigram District Kurigram District ( bn, কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India. Under Indian rule, the area was organized as a mahakum ...

in the Division of Rangpur,

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History

Chilmari was river port during the Pakistani and British Rule. During the war of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the Chilmari Riverborne Amphibious Landing Assault was conducted by then BDF Sector 11, Mankarchar Sub-Sector, led by

Squadron Leader Squadron leader (Sqn Ldr in the RAF ; SQNLDR in the RAAF and RNZAF; formerly sometimes S/L in all services) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is als ...

M. Hamidullah Khan with participation of the 3rd

East Bengal Regiment The East Bengal Regiment ( bn, ইস্ট বেঙ্গল রেজিমেন্ট) is an infantry regiment ( regimental system type) and the largest military formation of the Bangladesh Army. History The East Bengal Regiment was for ...

Geography

Chilmari is located at . It has 30,966 households and total area 224.96 km². Situated in the northern part of

, it is located near the Indo-Bangladesh frontier. Chilmari Upazila is intersected by the mighty Brahmaputra River. The upazila is bounded by Ulipur Upazila on the north,

Char Rajibpur Upazila Char Rajibpur ( bn, চর রাজিবপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Char Rajibpur is located at . It has 11,124 households and a total area 111.03 km2. Demographics As of ...

and Sundarganj Upazila of

Gaibandha District Gaibandha ( bn, গাইবান্ধা জেলা, ''Gaibandha Jela'' or ''Gaibandha Zila'') is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Gaibandha subdivision was established in 1875. Gaibandha was previously ...

on the south,

Raomari Upazila Rowmari (Raumari, bn, রৌমারী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur Division, Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Rowmari is located at . It has 46,871 households and a total area 197.03 km2. The upazila is b ...

and Char Rajibpur Upazila on the east, Sundarganj and Ulipur upazilas on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chilmari Upazila had 30,966 households and a population of 122,841. 32,533 (26.48%) were under 10 years of age. Chilmari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.67%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1068 females per 1000 males. 45,215 (36.81%) lived in urban areas. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chilmari has a population of 100516. Males constitute 49.98% of the population, and females 50.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 47851. Chilmari has an average literacy rate of 23.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Chilmari Upazila is divided into six

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: Ashtamir Char, Chilmari, Nayar Hat, Ramna, Raniganj, and Thanahat. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages.

Ninth Parliament election from Kurigram-4

In the ninth parliament election (জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন) held on 29 December 2008 a total of eight candidates, including two independent ones, are contesting but the contest will be mainly limited to three candidates: former JP MP Md. Golam Habib Dulal from JP-Ershad, Md. Jakir Hossain from AL and Md. Nur Alam Mukul from Jamaat-e Islami candidate of BNP-led four-party alliance. The Jamaat-e Islami candidate is using 'Scale' as the symbol. The majority voters are in the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river. There are 1,56,822 voters in Raumari and Rajipur upazilas, while 71,730 voters in Chilmari upazila. Of the Chilmari voters, there are about 20,000 voters in Astomir Char and Nayarhat unions under Chilmari that is situated on the eastern side of the Brahmaputra river. Finally Md. Jakir Hossain from AL elected MP for the 9th Parliament election, 2008 ( Kurigram-4).

Notable residents

* Mohammad Sadakat Hossain, Member of Parliament, lived in Chilmari.

References

Upazilas of Kurigram District {{Rangpur-geo-stub