Atwari () is an upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur, Bangladesh.
The upazila comprises six union councils.
Geography Atwari is located at . It has 32,045 households and total area 209.92 km2.
Atwari upazila is bounded by Chopra CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on a portion of the north, Boda Upazila on a portion of the north and on the east, Thakurgaon Sadar and Baliadangi upazilas on the south and Islampur CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, on the west. River
Atwari has 3 rivers. Tangon River Nagar River Pathraj River
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Atwari Upazila had 35,352 households and a population of 141,549. 9.54% of the population were under 5 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 76.19%: 80.64% for males and 71.84% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.06 males for every 100 females. 14,178 (10.02%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 757 (0.53%).
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Atwari Upazila had 32,045 households and a population of 133,650. 31,033 (23.22%) were under 10 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 11,274 (8.44%) lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Atwari has a population of 103,906. Males constitute 51.42% of the population, and females 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,469. Atwari has an average literacy rate of 37.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration UNO: Md. Shafiul Mazlubin Rahman.
Atwari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Alowakhowa, Balarampur, Dhamor, Mirzapur, Radhanagar, and Toria. The union parishads are subdivided into 62 mauzas and 64 villages.
Notable people Abdur Rahman (1937–2005), actor Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan (born 1973), politician Sarjis Alam (born 1998), July Revolution activist Mirza family of Atwari Mirza Ghulam Hafiz (1920–2000), Lawyer, Minister (1976), 2nd Parliament Speaker (1979), Minister (1991), Philanthropist, Language Activist Mirza Ruhul Amin (1921–1997), Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (born 1948), Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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