Bhuapur Upazila

This article is about the Upazila. For the Town, see Bhuapur.

Bhuiyanpur Upazila ভূঞাপুর, ভুয়াপুর
Upazila
Bhuanpur Upazila
Bangabandhu Bridge over the Jamuna
Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Tangail
Area
• Total	225.00 km^2 (86.87 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	217,327
• Density	970/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1960[2]
Area code	09223[3]
Website	bhuapur.tangail.gov.bd

Bhuyanpur (Bengali: ভূঞাপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District[4] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhuapur is located at 24.4583°N 89.8667°E / 24.4583; 89.8667. It has 46,412 households and total area of 225.00 km^2. 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

Religions in Bhuanpur Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			97.08%
Hinduism			2.90%
Other or not stated			0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]

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%.[8]

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.[6]

Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[6]

Notable residents

• Salma Khatun, Bangladesh's first female locomotive driver, graduated from Aurjuna Mohsin High School.[9]
• Afran Nisho

See also

• Bhuapur
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. 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. 20 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Md Kaiser (2012), "Bhuapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-273-3.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Tangail 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. "Salma Khatun, the first female loco master in Bangladesh". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 November 2019.