Chatmohar Upazila

Chatmohar (চাটমোহর) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography
Chatmohar is located at 24.225°N, 89.2917°W. It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km2.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chatmohar Upazila had 70,260 households and a population of 291,121. 67,559 (23.21%) were under 10 years of age. Chatmohar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 45.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1010 females per 1000 males. 14,443 (4.96%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chatmohar has a population of 227524. Males constitute are 50.63% of the population, and females 49.37%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109774. Chatmohar has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration
Chatmohar Upazila is divided into Chatmohar Municipality and 11 union parishads: Bilchalan, Chhaikhola, Danthia Bamangram, Failjana, Gunaigachha, Handial, Haripur, Mothurapur, Mulgram, Nimaichara, and Parshadanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 170 mauzas and 236 villages.

Chatmohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.

Chairman: Abdul Hamid Master

Vice Chairman: Aroj Khan

Woman Vice Chairman: Sufiya Khatun

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Sheheli Laila

Education
Primary Schools: Schools:
 * Afrat Para Govt. Primary School
 * Chatmohar Model Primary School
 * D A Joyen Uddin School
 * Bahadurpur Government Primary School
 * Ashraf Zindani High School, Shomaj
 * Mohela BL High School
 * Chatmohar RCN and BSN High School
 * Handiyal High School
 * Mulgram Union High School
 * Parshawdanga High School
 * Bamongram High School
 * Nimaichora High School
 * Chatmohar Model High School
 * Chatmohar Pilot Girls High School
 * Chiknai High School
 * Atlongka High School
 * Saint Rita's High School
 * Failjana High School
 * Panchuria high School
 * Chaikola High School
 * Chalanbill High School
 * Paramount International School

Colleges:
 * Chatmohar Degree College
 * Chatmohar Women's College
 * Chatmohar Technical and Business Management Institute
 * Atlongka Degree College
 * Handiyal College
 * M.A Samad BM School And College
 * Chaikhola Degree College
 * Professor Boyen Uddin Degree College
 * Mirzapur Degree College
 * Mahmud Ali Degree College

Madrashas: Polytechnic institutes:
 * Enayet ullah Fazil Madrasa
 * Samad Sawda Dhakhil Madrasha
 * Boyaiimary Dhakhil Madrasha
 * Kuabashi Dakhil Madrasah
 * Chatmohar Polytechnic Institute

Notable residents

 * General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri OBE was Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1962–1966)
 * Pramatha Chaudhuri, writer, spent his first five years at Haripur village.
 * K. M. Anowarul Islam was Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-3 from 2001 until 2008.