# Chatmohar Upazila

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

## Geography

Chatmohar is located at 24°13′30″N 89°17′30″E﻿ / ﻿24.2250°N 89.2917°E﻿ / 24.2250; 89.2917. It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km$^2$.

## Demographics

Religions in Chatmohar Upazila (2022) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Islam | Islam | 96.14% | 96.14% |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 3.10% | 3.10% |
| Christianity | Christianity | 0.69% | 0.69% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.07% | 0.07% |
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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: Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal Mirza)
Vice Chairman: Md Saidul Islam
Woman Vice Chairman: Firoza Parvin
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Musa Nasir Chowdhury
Political Leaders:- 1.Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal Mirza)
2.K.M.Anwarul Islam
3.Advocate Shakhowat hossain Shakho
4.Mirza Abu Hayat Mohammad Kamal (Jewel Mirza)
5.Hasibul Hasan Hira
6.Nazim Uddin Mia

## Education

Primary Schools:
* Afrat Para Govt. Primary School
* Chatmohar Model Primary School
* D A Joyen Uddin School
* Bahadurpur Government Primary School
* Orbital Link school And college
Schools:
* Orbital Link school And college
* 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:
* Enayet ullah Fazil Madrasa
* Samad Sawda Dhakhil Madrasha
* Boyaiimary Dhakhil Madrasha
* Kuabashi Dakhil Madrasah
* Charikol Pukurpar Dakhil Madrasah
Polytechnic institutes:
* 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.
* Md Mokbul Hossain was Member of Parliament for constituency Pabna-3 from 2006 until 2024.
Mirza Rezaul Korim (Dulal) Mayor Chatmohar Puroshova from 2014 to 2021 and Upozela Cheirman from 2024