Chauhali Upazila (sirajganj district) with an area of 243.57 sq km, is bounded by belkuchi upazila on the north, daulatpur upazila on the south, tangail sadar and nagarpur upazilas on the east, shahjadpur and bera upazilas on the west. Main river is the jamuna.

Chauhali (Town) consists of one mouza with an area of 16.33 sq km. It has a population of 12139; male 51.61%, female 48.39%, density of population is 743 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 20.6%. The town has two dakbungalows.

Administration Chauhali thana was turned into an upazila in 1984. The upazila consists of five union parishads, 152 mouzas and 101 villages.

Population 108459; male 52%, female 48%; Muslim 99.5%, Hindu 0.5%.

Religious institutions Mosque 200, temple 2, tomb 1, most noted of which is tomb of Eunus Shah Enayetpuri.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 23.1%; male 30.6% and female 15.3%. Educational institutions: college 3, high school 12, madrasa 14, government primary school 60, non-government primary school 65, kindergarten school 2. Noted educational institutions: Pakrashi Primary school (1856), Khaskaulia K R Pilot High School (1942) and Sambhudia Azizia Dakhil Madrasa and High School (1932).

Cultural organisations Rural club 14, cinema hall 1 and playground 10.

Main occupations Agriculture 35.37%, agricultural labourer 23.39%, wage labourer 5.01%, commerce 8.84%, service 4.93%, weaving 6.26% and others 16.20%.

Land use Cultivable land 7250.76 hectares, uncultivable char land 7389.64 hectares; single crop 60%, double crop 30% and treble crop land 10%; land under irrigation 40%.

Land control Among the peasants 10% are landless, 32% small, 28% intermediate and 14% rich; land per head 0.49 hectare.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is approximately Tk. 4000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, jute, wheat, sweet potato, onion, garlic and ground nut.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, sesame and arahar.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya and banana.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 7 and fishery 22.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 6 km and mud road 75 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct).

Manufactories Flour mill 2 and ice factory 5.

Cottage industries Bamboo work 87, goldsmith 20, blacksmith 50, wood work 30, tailoring 188 and bidi 1.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 13, most noted of which are Enayetpur and Jotpara Hat.

Main exports Ground nut and garlic.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, and MMS.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family welfare centre 6. [Ahmmad Ullah Kashemi]