Chowgacha is an Upazila of Jessore District

Jessore District

Jessore is a district located in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. It is bordered by India to the west.The district produces a variety of crops year-round. Date-sugar called patali is made from the sap of locally grown date trees that is cooked, thickened and crystallised using a...

 in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Chowgacha is located at 23.2667°N 89.0250°E . It has 33765 units of house hold and total area 268.89 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Chowgacha has a population of 181829. Males constitute are 51.6% of the population, and females 48.4%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 91297. Chaugachha has an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

History

There is an long history behind Chowgacha. It is named after the four banyan tree beside the Chowgacha.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
  Upazilas of Bangladesh
  ||The districts of Bangladesh are divided into subdistricts called Upazila Parishad , or Thana . Upazilas are similar to the county subdivisions found in some Western countries....
  
  
• Districts of Bangladesh
  Districts of Bangladesh
  The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....
  
  
• Divisions of Bangladesh
  Divisions of Bangladesh
  ||Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative regions called divisions . Each division is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that serves as the administrative capital of that division:...
  
  
• Amar Chowgacha