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Shahrasti
Upazila
Location of Shahrasti
Coordinates: 23°13.3′N 90°57′E / 23.2217°N 90.950°E / 23.2217; 90.950
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChandpur
Area
 • Total154.83 km2 (59.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total229,118
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code
3620
WebsiteOfficial Map of Shahrasti

Shahrasti (Bengali: শাহরাস্তি) is an upazila of Chandpur District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Religious Place

Shahrasti Mazar (shrine) is a heritage site especially for the Muslim community here. Annual Urs is held at this shrine every year. Devotees from far and wide come to these events. There are 2 huge twin ponds, which add to the beauty of the shrine.

Demographics

Religions in Shahrasti upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.96%
Hinduism
 
 4.03%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Shahrasti Upazila had 46,139 households and a population of 229,118. 55,598 (24.27%) were under 10 years of age. Shahrasti had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 62.68%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1147 females per 1000 males. 28,287 (12.35%) lived in urban areas.[3][2]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shahrasti had a population of 180,643. Males constituted 48.59% of the population, and females 51.41%. The population aged 18 or over was 84,718. Shahrasti had an average literacy rate of 43% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Economy

The main occupation is agriculture. Most people of Shahrasti upazila work abroad, they are actually remittance fighters.

Administration

Shahrasti Upazila is divided into Shahrasti Municipality and ten union parishads: Dakshin Meher, Dakshin Raysree, Dakshin Suchipara, Dakshin Tamta, East Chitoshi, Uttar Meher, Uttar Raysree, Uttar Suchipara, Uttar Tamta, and West Chitoshi. The union parishads are subdivided into 152 mauzas and 163 villages.[5]

Shahrasti Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[5]

Shirin Akhtar, 31st batch of BCS Admin, is the current Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of this upazila. She is also an upazila land commissioner & executive magistrate of Shahrasti upazila. Besides Amzad Hossain Arnob, 36th batch of BCS Administration, is the current Assistant Commissioner of Land (AC Land) & the executive magistrate of Shahrasti upazila.

Infrastructure

Shahrasti upazila has only one hospital known as "Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex". The hospital has 50 beds and is operated by government. It has several Family Welfare Centers and Community Clinics at Union level.

Another Private Hospitals are

Notable residents

Education

According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate of Shahrasti Upazila is 62.7%. [12]

Education Information of Shahrasti Thana [13]
Serial no Institution Total number
1 Government Primary School 101
2 Junior High School 3
3 High School (Co-Education) 32
4 High School (Girls) 2
5 Dakhil Madrasa 10
6 Alim Madrasa 4
7 Fazil Madrasa 5
8 Kamil Madrasa 1
9 College 4
10 College (Girls) 1
Educational institution


References

  1. ^ Farid Ahmed Mazumder (2012), "Shahrasti Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Chandpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Prof Nurul Islam new EU VC". The Daily Sun. 6 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Academic and author Dr Nurul Islam passes away". Dhaka Tribune. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  8. ^ Mortuza, Shamsad (4 December 2017). "The whistle doesn't pull the train". The Daily Star.
  9. ^ Mortuza, Shamsad (10 December 2017). "To forge in the smithy of my soul". Dhaka Tribune.
  10. ^ "Tanjimul Islam Tareq". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  11. ^ "From Computer Engineer to Entrepreneur: The Inspiring Story of Tanjimul Islam Tareq | Onair Story". onairstory.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission". www.ecs.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  13. ^ "এক নজরে শাহ্‌রাস্তি". 2020-11-19. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2023-05-07.


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