Brahmanpara Upazila Explained

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]

Geography

It has a total area of 128.9 km2.

Demographics

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]

Administration

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 396.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
  3. Book: Sattar, Md Abdus . 2012. Brahmanpara Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Brahmanpara_Upazila. Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Comilla district . bbs.gov.bd.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Comilla . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20150425041117/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Comilla.pdf . 25 April 2015 . 14 July 2014.