Bhairab Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.0500° N 90.9875° E

Bhairab Upazila
Bhairab
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Kishoreganj District
Coordinates	24.0500° N 90.9875° E
Area	139.32 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	192448  - 1381/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Bhairab

Bhairab (Bengali: ভৈরব) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Geography

Bhairab is located at 24.0500° N 90.9875° E . It has 34419 units of house hold and total area 139.32 km². Bhairab is situated beside the rivers The Meghna and The Brahmaputra.

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Bhairab has a population of 192448. Males constitute are 51.11% of the population, and females 48.89%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 95910. Bhairab has an average literacy rate of 25.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Bhairab has 11 Unions/Wards, 50 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 79 villages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

Bhairab Photographic Society[1]
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