Official Name: | Bancharampur |
Native Name: | বাঞ্ছারামপুর |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Brahmanbaria |
Population Total: | 298430 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Total Km2: | 217.38 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 23°N 90°W |
Bancharampur (Bengali: বাঞ্ছারামপুর) is an upazila (administrative region similar to a county) in the Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Bancharampur is located at 23.7778°N 90.8084°W. It covers an area of .
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bancharampur Upazila had 59,699 households and a population of 298,430. 82,530 (27.65%) were under 10 years of age. Bancharampur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1145 females per 1000 males. 18,621 (6.24%) lived in urban areas.[1]
Bancharampur Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Ayabpur, Bancharampur, Dariadaulat, Darikandi, Fardabad, Manikpur, Pahariyakandi, Rupasdi, Saifullyakandi, Salimabad, Sonarampur, Tezkhali, and Ujanchar. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 121 villages.[1]