Baraigram Upazila
Baraigram
বড়াইগ্রাম | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Baraigram Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°18.5′N 89°10.2′E / 24.3083°N 89.1700°ECoordinates: 24°18.5′N 89°10.2′E / 24.3083°N 89.1700°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
District | Natore District |
Area | |
• Total | 299.61 km2 (115.68 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 230,480 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Baraigram |
Baraigram (Bengali: বড়াইগ্রাম or Boraaigraam) is an upazila of Natore District[1] in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
Geography[]
Baraigram is located at 24°18′30″N 89°10′15″E / 24.3083°N 89.1708°E. It has 40582 households and total area 299.61 km2.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Baraigram has a population of 230480. Males constitute 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108842. Baraigram has an average literacy rate of 25.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Baraigram Upazila is divided into Baraigram Municipality, Bonpara Municipality, and seven union parishads: Baraigram, Chandai, Gopalpur, Joari, Majgoan, Nagor, and Zonail. The union parishads are subdivided into 152 mauzas and 169 villages.[3]
Baraigram Municipality and Bonpara Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.[3]
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Md. Entaj Uddin (2012), "Baraigram Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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: Natore" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Upazilas of Natore District
- Rajshahi Division geography stubs