Brahmanpara (Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3]
Brahmanpara
ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া | |
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 Skyline of Brahmanpara, Bangladesh | |
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| Coordinates: 23°37′N 91°6.5′E / 23.617°N 91.1083°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Comilla |
| Area | |
• Total | 128.9 km2 (49.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 232,628 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3526[2] |
| Website | brahmanpara |
Geography
editIt has a total area of 128.9 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Brahmanpara Upazila had 35,068 households and a population of 204,691. 58,429 (28.54%) were under 10 years of age. Brahmanpara has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1101 females per 1000 males. 6,013 (2.94%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
Administration
editBrahmanpara Upazila is divided into Brahmanpara Municipality and eight union parishads: Brahmanpara, Chandla, Dulalpur, Madhabpur, Malapara, Shahebabad, Shashidal, and Shidli. The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 65 villages.[7]
The incumbent MP in this Thana is Abdul Matin Khasru, the former Law, Justice and parliamentary minister. The Upazila chairman is M. A. Zaher.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ Sattar, Md Abdus (2012). "Brahmanpara Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.
- ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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