Km2 2400.56
Population 2952980
CJM Court Location Number of Court Rooms
  Rangpur District HQ  
CJMcourt 1
Additional CJM court   1
Senior judicial Mag.   4
Judicial Magistrate   0
Senior Judicial Mag + DLAC officer   1
Total   7
DS Court Rangpur District HQ Number of Court Rooms
District & Session Judge   1
Additional District & Session Judge   2
Joint District Judge   3
Senior Assistant Judge   4
Assistant Judge   3
Probation Assistant Judge   2
Special Judge (anti-corruption)   1
Total   16
Distance and time to district HQ from farthest points    
Union name approx distance km approximate hours drive
Kabilpur Union Pirgang Upazilla 60km  1.5 
Tambulpur Union Pirgachha Upazilla 30km 1 hr drive 1
Gopinathpur Union Badarganj Upazilla 45km  1.25
Practitioner surveys
Common attitudes among people attending court distance travelled, approx KM cost per visit BDT impact on interviewee number of previous court attendances N
3 Interviewees  outside formal court: parties to the case 30 - 50km 3500 - 10000 could not afford the costs incurred in attending court, reported having to sell land and property, causing great hardship, and no advance in the case. between 2 and 35 3
Citizen Survey CSD Qs105a, 105g, 105h      
Know where to find Formal court The place where Shalish happens  Village Court N
Women  83.5% 97.4% 29.9% 606
Men 97.3% 92.6% 61.3% 594
Village Court: 
Upazila Union Parashad Ejslash
Badarganj Kalu Para NK
  Bishnupur NK
  Damodarpur NK
  Gopalpur NK
  Gopinathpur NK
  Kutubpur NK
  Lohani Para NK
  Madhupur NK
  Radhanagar NK
  Ramnathpur NK
Gangachara Alam Biditar NK
  Barabil NK
  Betgari NK
  Gangachara NK
  Gajaghanta NK
  Khaleya NK
  Kolkanda NK
  Lakshmitari NK
  Nohali NK
  Marania NK
Kaunia Haragachh NK
  Kaunia ' Bala Para' NK
  Kursha NK
  Sarai NK
  Shahidbagh NK
  Tepa Madhupur NK
Rangpur Sadar Chandanpat NK
  Darshana NK
  Haridebpur NK
  Mominpur NK
  Pashuram NK
  Rajendrapur NK
  Sadya Pushkarni NK
  Satgara NK
  Tamphat NK
  Tapodhan NK
  Uttam NK
Mithapukur Balua Masimpur NK
  Barabala NK
  Bara Hazratpur NK
  Balarhat NK
  Bhangni NK
  Chengmari NK
  Durgapur NK
  Emadpur NK
  Gopalpur NK
  Kafrikhal NK
  Khoragachh NK
  Latifpur NK
  Milanpur NK
  Mirzapur NK
  Mayenpur NK
  Pairaband NK
  Rani Pukur NK
Pirgachha Annadanagar NK
  Chhaola NK
  Itakumari NK
  Kaikuri NK
  Kalyani NK
  Kandi NK
  Parul NK
  Pirgachha NK
  Tambulpur NK
Pirganj Bara Alampur NK
  Bara Dargah NK
  Bhendabari NK
  Chaitrakul NK
  Chatra NK
  Kabilpur NK
  Kumedpur NK
  Madankhali NK
  Mithapur NK
  Panchgachha NK
  Pirganj NK
  Roypur NK
  Ramnathpur NK
  Shanerhat NK
  Tukuria NK
Taraganj Alampur NK
  Ekarchali NK
  Hariarkut NK
  Kursha NK
  Sayar NK
Shalish
Citizen Survey Q.204
Top four most important reasons for using Shalish To get justice Quick process Easy to get to Easy to understand N
Women 57.8% 13.3% 13.3% 2.2% 45
Men 26.3% 37.4% 7.1% 16.8% 95
Practitioner survey  2 Shalishkar
Costs to the parties in a shalish civil 4 taka criminal 2 taka