Burichong Upazila
| Burichong বুড়িচং |
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 Burichong
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| Coordinates: 23°33′N 91°7.6′E / 23.55°N 91.1267°ECoordinates: 23°33′N 91°7.6′E / 23.55°N 91.1267°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Comilla District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.76 km2 (63.23 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 228,479 |
| • Density | 1,395/km2 (3,610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Burichong |
Burichong (Bengali: বুড়িচং) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Burichong is located at 23°33′00″N 91°07′35″E / 23.5500°N 91.1264°E . It has 37739 units of house hold and total area 163.76 km².
[edit] History
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 Burichong on the land granted to him by the Maharaja of Tripura to start a Toll (an institute for vedic learning].[1].[2]
Md. Babul Miah
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Burichong has a population of 228479. Males constitute are 51.68% of the population, and females 48.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 106787. Burichong has an average literacy rate of 34.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
[edit] Administrative
Burichong has 8 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 171 villages.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bengali article "Burichonger Itikatha" by Satyaranjan Bhattacharjee in "Rajat Jayanti Barsha Sankalan" published in the year 2000 by Burichong Sammelani, Kolkata
- ^ Bengali article "Burichonger Itihas" by Radhaprasanna Chakraborty in "Rajat Jayanti Barsha Sankalan" published in the year 2000 by Burichong Sammelani, Kolkata
- ^ "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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