Official Name: | Brahmanpara |
Native Name: | ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Image Alt: | Brahmanpara Municipality |
Coordinates: | 23°N 91°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Name2: | Comilla |
Area Total Km2: | 128.9 |
Population Total: | 232628 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3526[2] |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Brahmanpara (bn|ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3]
It has a total area of 128.9 km2.
According 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.[4] [5]
Brahmanpara 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.[6]
The incumbent MP in this Thana is Abdul Matin Khasru, the former Law, Justice and parliamentary minister. The Upazila chairman is M. A. Zaher.