Bhuapur Upazila
Bhuapur Upazila
ভুয়াপুর | |
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 Bangabandhu Bridge over the Jamuna | |
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| Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E / 24.4583°N 89.867°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Tangail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.00 km2 (86.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 189,913 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | bhuapur |
Bhuyanpur (Bengali: ভূঞাপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography[edit]
Bhuapur is located at 24°27′30″N 89°52′00″E / 24.4583°N 89.8667°E. It has 46,412 households and total area of 225.00 km2. The upazila is surrounded by Gopalpur & Sarishabari Upazila on the north, Kalihati Upazila on the south, Gopalpur and Ghatail Upazila on the east, and the Jamuna River on the west.
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhuapur Upazila had 46,412 households and a population of 189,913. 45,885 (24.16%) were under 10 years of age. Bhuapur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1059 females per 1000 males. 28,708 (15.12%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
At the 1991 census Bhuapur had a population of 177,095, of whom 87,854 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.65% of the population, and females 48.35%. Bhuyanpur had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Administration[edit]
Bhuapur Upazila is divided into Bhuapur Municipality and six union parishads: Arjuna, Aloa, Falda, Gabsara, Gobindashi, and Nikrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 128 villages.[2]
Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[2]
Notable residents[edit]
- Salma Khatun, Bangladesh's first female locomotive driver, graduated from Aurjuna Mohsin High School.[5]
- Afran Nisho
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Md Kaiser (2012), "Bhuapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Salma Khatun, the first female loco master in Bangladesh". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 November 2019.
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