Brahmanpara Upazila

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Brahmanpara
ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া
—  Upazila  —
Brahmanpara is located in Bangladesh
Brahmanpara
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°37′N 91°6.5′E / 23.617°N 91.1083°E / 23.617; 91.1083Coordinates: 23°37′N 91°6.5′E / 23.617°N 91.1083°E / 23.617; 91.1083
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Comilla District
Area
 • Total 128.9 km2 (49.8 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 161,906
 • Density 1,256/km2 (3,253/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Brahmanpara

Brahmanpara (Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Brahmanpara is located at 23°37′00″N 91°06′30″E / 23.6167°N 91.1083°E / 23.6167; 91.1083 . It has 26493 units of house hold and total area 128.9 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Brahmanpara has a population of 161906. Males constitute are 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72500. Brahmanpara has an average literacy rate of 32.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

[edit] Administrative

Brahmanpara has 8 Unions/Wards, 54 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 84 villages.

Ariful Islam Bhuiya (Khokan) is the Chairman of Chandla Union from 2003 to 2011 1st term and 2nd term started from 2011.

[edit] See also

The incumbent MP in this thana is Abdul Matin Khasru, the former Law, Justice and parliamentary ministry. The upazilla chairman name is Jahangir Khan Chowdhury.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


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