# Chapainababganj District, Rajshahi Division – Upazilas

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/chapainababganj/

District · Rajshahi Division 

# Chapainababganj District

Chapainababganj District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Rajshahi Division. It had an estimated **1,836,973 people** in 2022 on 1,689 km² (about 1,087 per km²). It is divided into 5 upazilas. 937 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 270 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,836,973people (2022)
- 1,689km²
- 5upazilas
- 270mapped services

## How many people live in Chapainababganj District?

Chapainababganj District had an estimated **1,836,973 people** in 2022 — 9.1% of Rajshahi Division, 39th of 64 districts. There are 1,086 women for every 1,000 men (above the Rajshahi Division figure of 1,054). Spread over 1,689 km², that is about **1,087 people per km²**, 29th of 64 districts.

26.3% of people are children under 15 and 6.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 31 across Rajshahi Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 50 children and older people.

0–4 ****159,089**

5–9 ****157,491**

10–14 ****166,367**

15–19 ****164,121**

20–24 ****160,997**

25–29 ****143,313**

30–34 ****143,510**

35–39 ****133,737**

40–44 ****129,819**

45–49 ****111,283**

50–54 ****96,981**

55–59 ****80,581**

60–64 ****62,367**

65–69 ****52,610**

70–74 ****36,276**

75–79 ****22,518**

80+ ****15,913**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Chapainababganj District?

Chapainababganj District lies in [Rajshahi Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 2 other districts: [Naogaon District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/naogaon/) and [Rajshahi District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/rajshahi/). By area it is the 40th largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 9.3% of [Rajshahi Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/). The centre of Chapainababganj District is about 244 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. It is about 51 km from Rajshahi, the main town of Rajshahi Division. The centre point is at 24.7156° N, 88.2640° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Chapainababganj District

OpenStreetMap lists 4 named sights in Chapainababganj District: 2 monuments; 1 castle or fort; 1 attraction.

- কানসাট জমিদার বাড়ি · castle or fort
- Mughal Tahakhana · attraction
- Shibganj Upazila Parishad Shahid Minar · monument
- বিজিবি স্মৃতি সৌধ · monument

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Chapainababganj District

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) · Rajshahi47 km
- Saidpur Airport (SPD) · Saidpur133 km

### Nearest railway station

Rohanpur Railway Station (Gomastapur), about 13 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.7 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Dec (about 10.6 hours, sunrise around 06:43, sunset around 17:20).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Upazilas of Chapainababganj District

Upazila Area km² Localities Services 

[Bholahat Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/chapainababganj/bholahat/) 123 61 9 

[Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/chapainababganj/chapainawabganj-sadar/) 438 245 125 

[Gomastapur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/chapainababganj/gomastapur/) 319 182 40 

[Nachole Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/chapainababganj/nachole/) 283 219 5 

[Shibganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/rajshahi/chapainababganj/shibganj/) 526 265 91 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Chapainababganj District

Open gazetteers list **937 villages, towns and localities** in Chapainababganj District. The largest with a recorded population: Nawābganj (201,030) and Shibganj (35,961). Settlements here lie between about 12 m and 52 m above sea level (median 29 m).

- Abdalpur
- Afrashia
- Aihoir
- Ajipur
- Ajnabi
- Akandabāri
- Akhila
- Akkelpur
- Akkāspur
- Alampur
- Ali Sāhāspur
- Alinagar
- Alsāpur
- Amjoān
- Amnura
- Amritapur
- Amtala
- Amārak
- Anantapur
- Andha
- Andipur
- Ank-Hira
- Anupnagar
- Anura
- Arazi Kāndul
- Arunbāri
- Asmatpur
- Assampur
- Azmatpur
- Bablabona
- Babupur
- Badgurgapur
- Bagchar
- Bahibāra
- Bahādurganj
- Baidhanathpur
- Baje Hankroil
- Bajitpur
- Baker Ali
- Bakhrali
- Baldyapur
- Balihārpur
- Balugram
- Balur Char
- Ban Mathura
- Banaful
- Bandupara
- Bangabāri
- Bangeswarpur
- Banshmahal
- Bansnbāria
- Bara Joyantipur
- Bara Jāmbāria
- Bara Lampat
- Bara Shahpur
- Baradanga
- Barahmandanga
- Baram Ganguli
- Bardhai Chandipu
- Barkul
- Baro Maheshpur
- Barogāchhi
- Baronda
- Barāil
- Basanitola
- Basantapur
- Bashnoil
- Basugrām
- Battali
- Battara
- Battrish Rashia
- Bazral Tek
- Beahenda
- Begpur
- Begunbāri
- Begunnagar
- Behula
- Beldānga
- Belgāchi
- Bemarsi
- Benicha
- Benipur
- Bhabanipur
- Bhabānipur
- Bhagabanpur
- Bhagalpur
- Bhairamari
- Bhatkhair
- Bherendi
- Bhitabari
- Bhitābāri
- Bhojāil
- Bholarhat
- Bholāhāt
- Bholāmāri
- Bhurkunda
- Bhābanipur
- Bhābuk
- Bhāgroil
- Bhātsa
- Bibison
- Bijoy Sānjura
- Bil Bāusi
- Bimarshi
- Binodnagar
- Binodpur
- Binpara
- Birampara
- Birdirpur
- Bireswarpur
- Birāhimpur
- Bishu Khetor
- Bishwanathpur
- Biswāstola
- Bisālpur
- Bizilpāra
- Biāna
- Boabaria
- Boalia
- Bogla
- Bohula Bāri
- Brahmangram
- Brahmanpara
- Brojonathpur
- Buidyapur
- Bābapur
- Bābupur
- Bābupāra
- Bādberia
- Bādi Kālaur
- Bāgbāri
- Bāgdānga
- Bāghroil
- Bāgichāpāra
- Bāhir Mallikpur
- Bāhrail
- Bāhāi
- Bāhārām
- Bāipur
- Bājutung
- Bākoil
- Bāliadānga
- Bāligram
- Bāliāghāta
- Bālubāgān
- Bālugrām
- Bālutangi
- Bālutongi
- Bāndra
- Bānshboria
- Bāra Rashia
- Bāra Rasia
- Bāragharia
- Bāthānpāra
- Bātāgrām
- Bātāla
- Bāul
- Bāze Gobindapur
- Bīl Bantara
- Bīl Borin
- Bīl Guha
- Bīl Lakshmīkol
- Bīl Sangri
- Chaitanpur
- Chak Alampur
- Chak Baharam
- Chak Bhabanipur
- Chak Dilālpur
- Chak Ghorāpākhiā
- Chak Haripur
- Chak Jagra
- Chak Kirti
- Chak Maha
- Chak Narendra
- Chak Nizāmpur
- Chak Nādhra
- Chak Pusto
- Chak Sobia
- Chakchāma
- Chaksrirām
- Challish Rashia
- Chamagram
- Champatala
- Champāpukur
- Chamusha
- Chandadaha Bill Chhatra
- Chandipur
- Chandpur
- Chandrail
- Chandīdāspur
- Chanpāi
- Chanraidānga
- Chapainawabganj
- Chapainawabganj Upashahar
- Char Anupnagar
- Char Babupur
- Char Bholahāt
- Char Boyarmari
- Char Bāgdānga
- Char Chātoipur
- Char Dharampur
- Char Durlavpur
- Char Harishpur
- Char Hasanpur
- Char Kāsimpur
- Char Mohanpur
- Char Narendrapur
- Char Narendropur
- Char Narenfrapur
- Char Nayan Sukh
- Char Rānīnagar
- Charjotprātāp
- Charpaka
- Charpara
- Chatigram
- Chaturpur
- Chaudala
- Chauka Gāzipur
- Chayrashia
- Chhatraidānga
- Chhatrājitpur
- Chhot Joyantipur
- Chhota Bāikāpara
- Chhota Chak
- Chhota Daulatpur
- Chhota Jāmbāria
- Chhota Maheshpur
- Chhoto Lampat
- Chilāgara
- Chobrapara
- Chouk
- Choupukharia
- Choupukuria
- Chouāripukur
- Chowhadditola
- Chuna Khāli
- Chunia Kandar
- Chāhpāi Moheshpur
- Chāinpara
- Chākla
- Chāmpapukur
- Chāmābhandār
- Chāndbur
- Chāndpur
- Chāndpāra
- Chāndshikāri
- Chāpor
- Chāpur
- Chātra
- Colonipara
- Crāndpāra
- Dabail
- Dadamchak
- Dakatpara
- Dakshin Islāmpur
- Dakshin Saguna
- Dakshin Shahar
- Dakshin Ujirpur
- Dakshingrām
- Daldali
- Damoil
- Dangapara
- Darbarpur
- Darbeshpur
- Dari Chak
- Dariehak
- Das Rashia
- Das Rasia
- Dashin Krishna Gobindapur
- Dauapur
- Daulatpur
- Debenagar
- Debigāchha
- Debinagar
- Dekhlādariga
- Delbāria Aguna
- Deopura
- Deopāra
- Dewan Jaygir
- Dhabail
- Dharampur
- Dharampura
- Dhari Chatra
- Dhobra
- Dhulotur
- Dhulātor
- Dhumiryatpur
- Dhumpāra
- Dhāoākānda
- Diar Dhāinagar
- Digha
- Dighipara
- Dihinagar
- Dilālpur
- Dimkail
- Dinnāthpur
- Diār Khalshi
- Diār Kānsi
- Diāra
- Diārpara
- Dobahagi
- Dogāchhi
- Dorashia
- Doāpāra
- Dulahār
- Dulipāra
- Dumaria
- Durgapur
- Durgāpur
- Durlabhpur
- Dāipukuria
- Dāmdipur
- Dāmus Bil
- Dānialgāchi
- Dāniālgāchhi
- Dārakapara
- Dārigāchhi
- Dāriāpur
- Ekut
- Elishman
- Elāipur
- Enayetpur
- Faridpur
- Farīdpur
- Fatapāra
- Fatehpur
- Fatehpur Up
- Fursatpur
- Futnagar Adda
- Fāzilpur
- Gajāibāri
- Garampur
- Garbāri
- Garila
- Gathail
- Gaugarampu
- Gauri Shankarpur
- Gaūripur
- Ghatnagar
- Ghia
- Ghimānpur
- Ghorāpākhia
- Ghosalerdara
- Ghoshra
- Ghughndanga
- Ghāibāri
- Gilaibāri
- Gobindapur
- Gohaper Hāt
- Gohālbāri
- Goil
- Gokul
- Golābāri
- Gomastapur
- Gonako
- Gongalpur
- Gongārāmpur
- Gopalnāgar
- Gopināthpur
- Gopālnagar
- Gopālpur
- Gopīnāthpur
- Gorakshmanāihpur
- Gosāinbāri
- Gosāipur
- Goābāri Chandpur
- Goābāri Chāndpur
- Goālbāri
- Goāltor
- Guchha Grām
- Gunair
- Gunlapāra
- Guptamanik
- Gābtoli
- Gāpālnagar
- Gāzipur
- Hakimpur
- Hangami
- Hankroil
- Harinagar
- Haripur
- Harirāmpur
- Harishpur
- Harma Anupnagar
- Hataspur
- Hathathpāra
- Haus Nagar
- Haushpur
- Hausnagar
- Hayatpur
- Helāchi
- Hirapur
- Hogla
- Hosain Bhita
- Houspukur
- Hulāspur
- Humda
- Hurkitola
- Husaindanga
- Huzrāpur

…and 537 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Chapainababganj District

Named natural and historic features inside Chapainababganj District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

8 rivers and streams; 5 lakes.

- Balza Dīghi
- Baromashi
- Katadāra Nadi
- Kharbar
- Khājan Dīghi
- Kotowāli Dīghi
- Mora Nad
- Mora Padma
- Purnabhaba Nadi
- Purnabhaba River
- Pāgla River
- Sāiāmat Khāli
- Tākshal Dīghi

### Getting around

3 railway stations.

- Amnura
- Amnura Railway Station
- Nāchol

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Chapainababganj District and the best time to visit

In Chapainababganj District, the warmest month is May (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 1,270 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (267 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 7 

Feb 21 11 

Mar 27 22 

Apr 31 64 

May 32 135 

Jun 31 198 

Jul 29 267 

Aug 29 220 

Sep 28 215 

Oct 26 118 

Nov 22 8 

Dec 18 5 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chapainababganj District

Places mapped inside Chapainababganj District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals32
- Banks22
- Petrol pumps19
- Hotels11
- Shopping malls8
- Schools75
- Colleges and universities37
- Cinemas4
- Pharmacies12
- Restaurants38
- Police stations8
- Dental clinics4

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Chapainababganj District?In Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Chapainababganj District?1,836,973 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Chapainababganj District?About 29 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Chapainababganj District?About 1,087 people per km²
- What borders Chapainababganj District?Naogaon District and Rajshahi District
- What is there to see in Chapainababganj District?Mughal Tahakhana, Shibganj Upazila Parishad Shahid Minar, কানসাট জমিদার বাড়ি, বিজিবি স্মৃতি সৌধ
- What time zone is Chapainababganj District in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Chapainababganj District?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Chapainababganj District?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Chapainababganj District?937 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chapainababganj District?Settlements lie between 12 m and 52 m
- What is the best time to visit Chapainababganj District?October to March
- How many hospitals are in Chapainababganj District?32 mapped
- How many banks are in Chapainababganj District?22 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Chapainababganj District?19 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chapainababganj District?BD5070 (OCHA common operational dataset)