Chitalmari Upazila

Chitalmari is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Khulna Division, Bangladesh.GeographyChitalmari is located at. It has 24,306 households and a total area of 192 km². Chitalmari Upazila is bounded by Tungipara Upazila on the north, Kachua Upazila and Bagerhat Sadar Upazila on the south, Nazirpur Upazila on the east, and Mollahat Upazila and Fakirhat Upazila on the west. Lakkhanar Beel, Kalshirar Beel and Ruiar Beel are notable. The main rivers are the Madhumati, and last north village Paranpur, Kaliganga, Chitra, and Baleshwar rivers.DemographicsAs of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chitalmari has a population of 127,524. Males constitute 50.78% of the population, and females 49.22%. This Upazila's eighteen-and-up population is 65,065. Chitalmari has an average literacy rate of 37% (7+ years), and the national average is 32.4% literate. Chitalmari's religious composition is 60.45% Muslim, 39.35% Hindu, and 2% others. Religious institutions include 184 mosques, 72 temples, and one church. Notable sacred places are Central Jami Mosque, Durgapur Temple. Boalia Durga Mandir and PANCHAPALLI SARBOJNIN DURGA MANDIR.There was a JAMIDARI KACHHARIBARI at Sabokhali.