Brahmanpara Upazila

Brahmanpara (Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Brahmanpara
ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া
Upazila
Brahmanpara
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°37′N 91°6.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictComilla District
Area
 • Total128.9 km2 (49.8 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total161,906
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Brahmanpara

Geography

It has a total area of 128.9 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Brahmanpara It had a population of 161,906 living in 26,493 households. Males constituted 50.98% of the population and females 49.02%. The population of 18 and older was 72,500. Brahmanpara had an average literacy rate of 32.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Brahmanpara Upazila is divided into Brahmanpara Municipality and eight union parishads: Brahmanpara, Chandla, Dulalpur, Madhabpur, Malapara, Shahebabad, Shashidal, and Shidli. The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 65 villages.[3]

The incumbent MP in this Thana is Abdul Matin Khasru, the former Law, Justice and parliamentary minister. The Upazila chairman is M A Zaher.

See also

References
  1. Sattar, Md Abdus (2012). "Brahmanpara Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). 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. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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