Chhatak Upazila

Chhatak ছাতক
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sunamganj District
Government
- MP (Sunamganj-5)	Muhibur Rahman Manik (Awami League)
Area
- Total	434.76 km2 (167.9 sq mi)
Population
- Total	273,153
- Density	628/km2 (1,626.5/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	3080-93

Chhatak (Bengali: ছাতক) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chhatak is located at 25°02′30″N 91°40′30″E / 25.0417°N 91.6750°E / 25.0417; 91.6750 . It has 43727 units of house hold and total area 434.76 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chhatak has a population of 273153. Males constitute are 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 135445. Chhatak has an average literacy rate of 24.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1] Religions: Muslim 83.08%, Hindu 16.75%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.17%.

Administrative

Chhatak has 13 Unions/Wards, 316 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 530 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Mahammedpur
• Jhigli
• www.sylhettown.net

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.