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Revision as of 03:29, 25 March 2012
Barura
বরুড়া | |
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Comilla District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 241.65 km2 (93.30 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 310,778 |
| • Density | 1,286/km2 (3,330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Barura |
Barura (Bengali: বরুড়া) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Barura is located at 23°22′30″N 91°03′30″E / 23.3750°N 91.0583°E . It has 52851 units of house hold and total area 241.65 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Barura has a population of 310778. Males constitute are 50.05% of the population, and females 49.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 148203. Barura has an average literacy rate of almost 50% (15+ years), and the national average of 47.9% literate.(census 2011)
Muslim 91.37%, Hindu 8.44%, Buddhist 0.14%, and others 0.05%. Population density per sq km is 1284.
Religious institutions Mosque 499, temple 98, buddhist vihara 1, Eidgah 134. Noted religious institutions Barura Jami Mosque, Adinamura Mosque and Mazar, tomb of Abdul Hamid (R) at Maheshpur, Barura Central Eidgah and Chandimata Mandir at Chandimura. [1]
Administrative
Barura thana was established in 1948 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. Earlier Barura thana was a part of the Chandina thana. Barura municipality was established in 1995. The upazila consists of one municipality, 15 union parishads, 231 mouzas and 332 villages.
Educational institutions
College 3, high school 37, junior high school 3, madrasa 35, maktab 300, government primary school 97, non-government primary school 23 and low cost school 15. Noted educational institutions: Barura Shahid Smriti Government College (1972), Payalgachha Post Graduate College, Kadba Talagram T C Laha Multilateral High School (1931), Barura Hazi Nawab Ali Pilot High School (1967), Rajamara Sunnia Madrassa (1944), Barura Alia Madrassa.
Miscellaneous
Locally published newspapers and periodicals Barura Kantha, Weekly Telephone, Aahaban (extinct). Cultural organisations Club 42, public library 2, theatre party 1, cooperative society 218, community centre 16. Main occupations Agriculture 53.28%, agricultural labour 18.88%, wage labourer 2.22%, commerce 7.96%, service 6.31%, transport 3.26%, and others 8.09%. Land use Total cultivable land 18020.64 hectares single crop 6.73%, double crop 62.74% and treble crop land 30.53%; cultivable land under irrigation 9337.92 hectares.
Land control Among the peasants 22% are landless, 29% small, 38% intermediate and 11% rich. Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is 20000 Tk per 0.01 hectare. Main crops Paddy, jute, mustard seed, wheat, sesame, betel leaf, hogla leaf and vegetables. Extinct or nearly extinct crops Linseed, kaun, local variety of paddy. Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, coconut, kul, palm and watermelon. Fisheries, dairies, poultries farm Dairy 35, poultry 46.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca road 61 km, semi pucca 10 km and mud road 982 km; railways 0.25 km. Traditional transport Palanquin (extinct), bullock cart (nearly extinct), boat. Manufactories Rice mill 1, brick field 4, cotton mill 1.
Cottage industries Loom 129, bamboo and cane work 746, hogla leaf work 41, jute and wood work 173. Main hats, bazars and fairs Main hats and bazars are 45, the most noted hats and bazars are Barura, Rammahan, Jhalam, Fakirhat, Khosgbas, Maheshpur, Adda, Haripur, Chandimura, Amratali, Payalgachha, Aganagar Hat; noted fairs are Chandimura, Sahapur, Laxmipur and Rammahan Mela. Main exports Betel leaf.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, ASA, Grameen Bank, Care, proshika, Pages and Health Care Clinic. Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 14, satellite clinic 5, private clinic 1 and charitable dispensary 5.
Edited by- Mehedi Hasan Simon, Nischintapur, Barura, Comilla .
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See also
References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Twitter Homepage of Mehedi Hasan".
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