Bhanga Upazila Explained

Official Name:Bhanga
Native Name:ভাঙ্গা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23°N 89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Dhaka
Subdivision Name2:Faridpur
Area Total Km2:215.30
Population Total:259032
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:Official Map of Bhanga
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhanga is located at 23.3833°N 89.9833°W. It has 57,164 households and total area 215.30 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhanga upazila had 57,164 households and a population of 259,032. 62,224 (24.02%) were under 10 years of age. Bhanga had an average literacy rate of 47.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 46,477 (17.94%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] [2]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhanga has a population of 214702. Males constitute 50.23% of the population, and females 49.77%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105762. Bhanga has an average literacy rate of 25.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Bhanga Upazila is divided into Bhanga Municipality and 12 union parishads: Algi, Azimnagor, Chandra, Chumurdi, Gharua, Hamirdi, Kalamridha, Kawlibera, Manikdha, Nasirabad, Nurullagonj, and Tujerpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 206 villages.

Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[4]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh. According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamridha Govinda High School (1927), are notable secondary schools.[5]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Faridpur district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  4. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Faridpur . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185156/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Faridpur.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.
  5. Book: Nandi, Profulla Kumar . 2012 . Bhanga Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhanga_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.