Bancharampur Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.7778° N 90.8083° E

Bancharampur Upazila

Bancharampur
Division_name
 - District
Chittagong Division
 - Brahmanbaria District
Coordinates 23.7778° N 90.8083° E
Area 217.38 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
258371
 - 1189/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Bancharampur

Bancharampur (Bengali: বাঞ্ছারামপুর) is an Upazila of Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Bancharampur is located at 23.7778° N 90.8083° E . It has 43052 units of house hold and total area 217.38 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Bancharampur has a population of 258371. Males constitute are 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 120882. Bancharampur has an average literacy rate of 20.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Bancharampur has 13 Unions/Wards, 78 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 118 villages.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.