Char Bhadrasan Upazila
Char Bhadrasan Upazila (faridpur district) area 154.65 sq km, located in between 23°33' and 23°40' north latitudes and in between 89°53' and 90°07' east longitudes. It is bounded by harirampur (manikganj) and dohar upazilas on the north, sadarpur upazila on the south, Dohar upazila on the east, faridpur sadar and nagarkanda upazilas on the west.
Population Total 63477; male 30357, female 33120; Muslim 59130, Hindu 4345 and others 2.
Water bodies Main rivers: padma, Bhubaneshwar.
Administration Char Bhadrasan Thana was formed in 1914 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
| Upazila | ||||||||
| Municipality | Union | Mouza | Village | Population | Density (per sq km) | Literacy rate (%) | ||
| Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |||||
| - | 4 | 25 | 80 | 22882 | 40595 | 410 | 43.4 | 38.9 |
| Upazila Town | ||||||||
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Area |
Mouza |
Population |
Density |
Literacy rate (%) | ||||
| 27.82 | 1 | 22882 | 823 | 43.4 | ||||
| Union | ||||
| Name of union and GO code | Area (acre) | Population | Literacy rate (%) | |
| Male | Female | |||
| Gazirtek 76 | 7852 | 9893 | 10952 | 45.2 |
| Char Harirampur 38 | 12373 | 6621 | 6728 | 30.9 |
| Char Jhaukanda 57 | 10020 | 1416 | 1388 | 26.1 |
| Char Bhadrasan 19 | 7971 | 12427 | 14052 | 43.0 |
Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
War of Liberation Freedom fighters had one encounter with the Pak army in the upazila during the War of Liberation. Before the encounter, the freedom fighters were engaged mainly in organizing resistance and some minor operations. A mass grave has been discobvered at Char Jhaukanda; memorial monuments were built at 2 places, one in front of the office of the Char Bhadrasan Muktijoddha Samsad and the other at Hajiganj Bazar.
For details: see চরভদ্রাসন উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৩।
Religious institutions Mosque 97, temple 10.
Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 40.5%; Male 40.2%, female 40.8%. Educational institutions: college 1, secondary school 30, community school 4, madrasa 9. Noted educational institutions: Char Bhadrasan Pilot High School (1946), Char Hajiganj High School (1964).
Cultural organisations Cinema hall 1, community centre 4, playground 8.
Main sources of income Agriculture 59.21%, non-agricultural labourer 2.66%, industry 0.72%, commerce 12.09%, transport and communication 3.83%, service 7.13%, construction 2.46%, religious service' 0.19%, rent and remittance 4.61% and others 7.11%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 53.56%, landless 46.44%; agricultural landowner: urban' 56.98% and rural 51.74%.
Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, sugarcane, peanut, onion, garlic, lentil.
Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, kaun, kusumphul.
Main fruits Papaya, coconut, betel nut.
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 21, dairy 8, poultry 23, hatchery 5, others 48.
Communication facilities Pucca road 20 km, semi-pucca road 26 km, mud road 106 km; waterways 38 km.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin.
Noted manufactories Oil mill, rice mill, flour mill, ice-cream factory, welding factory, bidi factory.
Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, bamboo work, cane work.
Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 8, most noted of which are Hajiganj, Char Bhadrasan, Maulvir Char bazars.
Main exports Sugarcane molasses, onion, garlic, peanut, lentil, jute.
Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 45.5% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.3%, tap 0.4% and others 2.3%.
Sanitation 79.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 18.0% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 2.1% of households do not have latrine facilities.
Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 8, union health centre 3, satellite clinic 2, community clinic 27, clinic 4.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa. [Masud Reza]
References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Char Bhadrasan Upazila 2007.
