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
 • Total215.30 km2 (83.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total259,032
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bhanga

Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

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 (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.52%
Hinduism
 
 7.48%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[5]

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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