Shahrasti Upazila
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| Shahrasti SHAHARASTI |
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 Shahrasti
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| Coordinates: 23°13.3′N 90°57′E / 23.2217°N 90.95°ECoordinates: 23°13.3′N 90°57′E / 23.2217°N 90.95°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chandpur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.31 km2 (59.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 180,643 |
| • Density | 1,171/km2 (3,032.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Shahrasti |
Shahrasti (Bengali: শাহরাস্তি) is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Shahrasti is located at 23°13′20″N 90°57′00″E / 23.2222°N 90.9500°E . It has 31212 units of house hold and total area 154.31 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Shahrasti has 9 Unions/Wards, 164 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.
Chariara and Waruk are some of the larger villages in Shaharasti. ULLASHOR , Bijoypur ,NAORA are some famous village
[edit] Economy
The main occupation is agriculture.
More about shaharasti:Its the last upazilla of chandpur that borders comilla district.it has some people that made it famous throughout bangladesh .Dr. Abdus Satter honurable ex secretaery.Major(R)Mohammed Rafique honurable ex home minister.ex IGP HOssein Ahmaed.amog all the villages in shaharasti upazilla most popular few villages are ,ULLASHOR . BIJOYPUR . NAORA. ANONDPUR.ULLASHOR is the most famous village in Shaharasti.ONE people that made it so famous is NURUL HOQUE CHAIRMAN.HE served as a union chairman for 25 years from 1960-1985.His oldest son S.MAJOR HARUNUR RASHID PATWARY(R). MDHARUNUR RASHID served in Bangladesh army for 30 years. HE was born in 1940. HE died in 2009. MR HARUN has 4 son and 2 daughter . MR HARUN 4 sons are 1.Md Delower hossen. 2. Md. Shadat hossen.3.Md. jakir hossen 4. DR .MUHAMMAD SHAKHAWAT HOSSEN MINTO (MD,medicine). MR.Haruns youngest son DR. MUHAMMAD SHAKHAWAT HOSSEN MINTO IS PHYSICIAN IN USA . Has married to SONIA IBRAHIM SONY (She was from a very famous IBRAHIM SARKER family)from MATLAB , chandpur.DR.Muhammad Shakhawat and Sonia Ibrahim sony has one nice son YASIN IBRAHIM HOSSEN 4 YEARS OLD .They all are happyly living in USA.
- ^ "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.
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