Chhatak is an Upazila of Sunamganj District

Sunamganj District

The district of Sunamganj consists 3562 mosques, 560 temples and 61 churches.-History:The name Sunamganj is derived from its founder, Sipahi Sunamuddin, who established a bazaar on the bank of the river Surma. In the ancient period, Sunamganj was part of the Rarh Kingdom that included Sylhet,...

 in the Division of Sylhet

Sylhet Division

Sylhet Division , also known as Greater Sylhet or Sylhet region, is the northeastern division of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet...

, 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

Chhatak is located at 25.0417°N 91.6750°E . It has 43727 units of house hold and total area 434.76 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...

, 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. Religions: Muslim 83.08%, Hindu 16.75%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.17%.

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:...
  
  
• Mahammedpur
  Mahammedpur
  Mahammedpur is a village in Chhatak Upazila at the North-Eastern part of Bangladesh. Locally it is also known as Mamonpur. Mahammedpur is famous for the Mazar of Hazrat Rahimullah Shah, a Saint of Islam. Hazrath Safath Shah, the father of Durbin Shah also lived in this village...
  
  
• Jhigli
  Jhigli
  Jhigli is a village in Bangladesh . Jhigli is within Sylhet, in the Sunamganj district, thana Chhatak.-About:Jhigli is located in North-Eastern province of Bangladesh which also known as home of Londoni is a term used to describe the Bangladeshi people or community living in the United...
  
  
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