Bhanga Upazila

Bhanga
ভাঙ্গা
Upazila
Location of Bhanga
Coordinates: 23°23′N 89°59′E / 23.383°N 89.983°E / 23.383; 89.983
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictFaridpur
Area
 • Total
215.30 km2 (83.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
293,857
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
7830[2]
Area code06323[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bhanga

Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Bhanga is located at 23°23′00″N 89°59′00″E / 23.3833°N 89.9833°E / 23.3833; 89.9833. It has 57,164 households and total area 215.30 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Bhanga Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.15%
Hinduism
 
 6.84%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bhanga upazila had 57,164 households and a population of 259,032. 62,224 (24.02%) were under 10 years of age. Bhanga had an average literacy rate of 47.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 46,477 (17.94%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[9]

  • Upazila Chairman: S M Habibur Rahman Al Habib
  • Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):মোঃ আলমগীর হোসেন

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamridha Govinda High School (1927), are notable secondary schools.[4]

  • 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
  • Purbapara High School

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Faridpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-265-8.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.