Shahrasti Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Shahrasti
locator_position = right
latd = 23.2222
longd = 90.9500
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Chandpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 180643
population_density = 1171
area_total = 154.31
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/chandpur/Shahrasti.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Shahrasti
footnotes =

Shahrasti ( _bn. শাহরাস্তি) is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Shahrasti is located at coord|23.2222|N|90.9500|E| . It has 31212 units of house hold and total area 154.31 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Shahrasti has a population of 180643. Males constitute are 48.59% of the population, and females 51.41%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 84718. Shahrasti has an average literacy rate of 43% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Shahrasti has 9 Unions/Wards, 164 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.

Chariara is a village in Shaharasti Upazila.

References