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About Shahrasti

Shahrasti (Bengali: শাহরাস্তি) is an upazila of Chandpur District 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

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Shahrasti Upazila had 58,752 households and a population of 254,662. 10.95% of the population were under 5 years of age. Shahrasti had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 82.33%: 82.24% for males and 82.41% for females, and a sex ratio of 84.21 males for every 100 females. 52,458 (20.60%) lived in urban areas.

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.

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%.

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.

Shahrasti Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.

Nazia Hosen is a Bangladeshi government official currently serving as an Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO). She is part of the 35th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) batch, is the current Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of this upazila. She is also an upazila land commissioner & executive magistrate of Shahrasti upazila. Besides Hillol Chakma, a 38th BCS Administration Cadre officer, has joined as the Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate of Shahrasthi Upazila.

The upazila consists of one municipality (pourashava) and ten union parishads. These union parishads are further subdivided into 119 mauzas and 135 villages. The Shahrasti Municipality is divided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas, providing urban governance and civic services for the town area.

Unions

The ten union parishads of Shahrasti Upazila are:

Amratali Union

Chamta Union

Dakshin Suchipara Union

Dakshin Kachua Union

Meher (North) Union

Meher (South) Union

North Suchipara Union

Pakulla Union

Satbaria Union

Uttar Kachua Union

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

Shahrasti Memorial Hospital (Meher-Kalibari, Shahrasti)

Shahrasti General Hospital (Thakurbazar, Shahrasti)

Shahrasti Popular Hospital (Mazarroad, Shahrasti)

Shahrasti Medilab Hospital, Owaruk Bazar, Shahrasti

Shah-Sharif General Hospital (Bernaiya, Bazar Shahrasti)

Bernaiya General Hospital (Bernaiya, Bazar Shahrasti)

Notable residents

Dr. Nurul Islam, Vice-Chancellor of Eastern University and founding chairman of the English department at Jahangirnagar University, grew up in Waruk village, where he is buried.

Education

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

Educational institution

Shahrasti Govt. Bohumukhi High School

Bernaiya Ideal School & College

Chandpur Homoeopathic Medical College

Meher Degree College

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