Barura Upazila

Barura
বরুরা
—  Upazila  —
Barura
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Comilla District
Area
 • Total 241.65 km2 (93.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 310,778
 • Density 1,286/km2 (3,330.7/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Barura

Barura (Bengali: বরুরা) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Barura is located at . It has 52851 units of house hold and total area 241.65 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Barura has a population of 310778. Males constitute are 50.05% of the population, and females 49.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 148203. Barura has an average literacy rate of 40.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Barura has 15 Unions/Wards, 234 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 332 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.