Bhanga Upazila
Bhanga
ভাঙ্গা | |
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  Bhanga Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°23′N 89°59′E / 23.383°N 89.983°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Faridpur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 216.34 km2 (83.53 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 214,702 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Bhanga |
Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Bhanga is located at 23°23′00″N 89°59′00″E / 23.3833°N 89.9833°E. It has 41462 households and total area 216.34 km2.
Demographics
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.[2] code of bhanga: 01.postal code:7830 02.zip code: ..... 03.Thana code:21352441
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.[3]
Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[3]
- Upazila Chairman: S M Habibur Rahman Al Habib
- Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):মোঃ আলমগীর হোসেন
Education
According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamredha Gobindra High School (1927), are notable secondary schools.[1]
- Madhobpur Technical and B,M College
- Kazi Wali Ullah High School
- Kazi Mahbubullah (K.M) College
- Bhanga Mohila College
- Kazi Shamsunnesa Girls School
- Deora High School
- Bharilhat Nesaria Dakhilia Madrasa
- Syed Zanal Abdin High School
- Abdulabad High School
- Brahmondi High School
- Sunflower Ideal Academy
- Sonamoyee High School
- Sharifabad High School & college
- Munsurabad Govt. Primary School
- Maligram high School
- Pulia High School
- East Sadardi High School
- Bhanga pilot High School
- Hoglakandi Govt. Primary School.
- Tuzarpur S.A. High School
- Hamirdi Pilot High School
See also
References
- ^ a b Nandi, Profulla Kumar (2012). "Bhanga Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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