Bhuapur Upazila

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Bhuyanpur
ভূঞাপুর
Upazila
Bhuyanpur is located in Bangladesh
Bhuyanpur
Bhuyanpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E / 24.4583°N 89.867°E / 24.4583; 89.867Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E / 24.4583°N 89.867°E / 24.4583; 89.867
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Area
 • Total225.02 km2 (86.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total189,913
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebhuapur.tangail.gov.bd

Bhuyanpur (Bengali: ভূঞাপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography[]

Bhuyanpur is located at

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24°27′30″N 89°52′00″E / 24.4583°N 89.8667°E / 24.4583; 89.8667. It has 32145 households and total area of 225.02 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[]

At the 1991 census Bhuyanpur 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%.[2]

Administration[]

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.[3]

Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Md Kaiser (2012), "Bhuapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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