Charghat Upazila

Charghat is located on the bank of the river Padma. Bangladesh Police Academy is located in Sardah area of this upazila. There is also a cadet college here. Charghat was declared Pourashava in 1998. Md. Anwar Hossain was the first chairman under this Pourashava. Charghat is famous for Khoer (an element which is used for taking a green leaf which is called Paan) industry. Mangoes are produced here in plenty. The noted villages of Charghat are Gopalpur, Charghat, Miapur, Babupara, Kakramari, Pirozpur, Sardah and Mokterpur. A sand mine is located here. There is a club named Mokterpur Shobuj Shangha. A charity organization named Botbrikkho is also there which works for the poor people. It was established by Md. Oashimul Bari Oashim, a student of Dhaka University's English Department.

Charghat is a centre of a varieties of cultural programs. Padma Boral Theatre, Projonmo Theatre of Dakra and Botbrikkho are at the helm of arranging the program. Sports are organized here frequently.

Charghat is located at {{coord|24.2833|N|88.7750|E|}}. It has a total area of 164.50 km².

Charghat Upazila is bounded by Puthia and Paba Upazilas on the north, Bagatipara Upazila in Natore District and Bagha Upazila on the east, Bagha Upazila on the south, and Raninagar II and Jalangi CD Blocks, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, across the Ganges/ Padma, on the west.{{cite web |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Paba_Upazila |title=Paba Upazila |publisher=Banglapedia |access-date=15 November 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/westbengal/tehsil/murshidabad.html |title=Tehsil Map of Murshidabad |work=CD Block/ Tehsil |publisher=Maps of India |access-date=15 November 2018}}

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Charghat Upazila had 51,783 households and a population of 206,788. 39,004 (18.86%) were under 10 years of age. Charghat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.68%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males. 38,409 (18.57%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rajshahi |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Rajshahi.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Rajshahi district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Rajshahi.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Charghat has a population of 163,862. Males constitute 51.62% of the population, and females 48.38%. This upazila's eighteen-up population is 82,597. Charghat has an average literacy rate of 26.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.{{cite web |access-date=10 November 2006 |url=http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm |archive-date=2005-03-27 |title=Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

Charghat Upazila is divided into Charghat Municipality and six union parishads: Bhaya Lakshmipur, Charghat, Nimpara, Salua, Sardah, and Yusufpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 93 mauzas and 115 villages.

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According to Banglapedia, Sardah Government Pilot High School, founded in 1916, is a notable secondary school.{{cite book |last=Alam |first=Md Jaidul |year=2012 |chapter=Charghat Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Charghat_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}

Charghat Upazila Health Complex.{{cite web |url=https://app.dghs.gov.bd/localhealthBulletin2016/publish/publish.php?org=10001528&year=2016&lvl=1 |title=Health Bulletin 2016: Charghat Upazila Health Complex |website=Directorate General of Health Services |access-date=31 August 2024}}

• Provash Chandra Lahiri, member of the East Bengal Provincial Assembly{{cite book |last=Habib |first=Khaled |title=Bangladesh: Elections, Parliament & the Cabinet, 1970-91 |year=1991 |publisher=E. Āra. Muraśeda |oclc=27146030 |page=179}} and minister of finance in Abu Hussain Sarkar's provincial cabinet,{{cite book |last=Gupta |first=Jyoti Sen |title=History of Freedom Movement in Bangladesh, 1943-1973 |year=1974 |publisher=Naya Prokash |oclc=1056475 |page=82}} was born at the village of Arani.{{cite web |url=https://charghat.rajshahi.gov.bd/bn/site/page/nJCP-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC |script-title=bn:প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব |website=Charghat Upazila |language=bn |access-date=31 August 2024}}

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