| Official Name: | Burichang |
| Native Name: | বুড়িচং |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| 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: | 163.76 |
| Population Total: | 301825 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | Official Website of Burichong |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Burichang, also known as Burichong, (Bengali: বুড়িচং) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Raghunath Tarkavachaspati, a Bramhin scholar in the subject of logic migrated from Dingshai village now in West Bengal in the 17th century to establish the village of Burichang on the land granted to him by Chhatra Manikya the Maharaja of Tripura to start a Tola (an institute for Vedic learning).[2] [3]
Burichang is located at 23.55°N 91.1264°W. It has 58,402 households and a total area of .which is located at the extreme near the Upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. The river Gumti flows through this Upazila. There is a lot of green forests here. There are some kinds of birds and wild animals. Moreover, there are snakes and reptiles. There are mud houses here. Jackfruit, mango, blackberry, litchi, many more fruit trees can be seen. Burichang village area is within the municipality and the value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, has increased significantly.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Burichang Upazila had 58,402 households and a population of 301,825. 76,424 (25.32%) were under 10 years of age. Burichang had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 12,776 (4.23%) lived in urban areas.[4] [5]
Burichang Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: 4 No Sholanal Union Parishad, Bakshimul, Burichang, Moynamoti, 7 No Mokam, Pirjatrapur, Rajapur, Sholonal, and Varella. The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 172 villages.