Birampur Upazila

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Birampur
বিরামপুর
Upazila
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Birampur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°22.7′N 88°59′E / 25.3783°N 88.983°E / 25.3783; 88.983Coordinates: 25°22.7′N 88°59′E / 25.3783°N 88.983°E / 25.3783; 88.983
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Dinajpur District
Area
 • Total 211.81 km2 (81.78 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 134,778
 • Density 636/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Birampur
Sohed Minar of Birampur

Birampur (Bengali: বিরামপুর) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Birampur is located at 25°22′40″N 88°59′00″E / 25.3778°N 88.9833°E / 25.3778; 88.9833 . It has 25770 units of house hold and total area 211.81 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Birampur has a population of 134778. Males constitute 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68878. Birampur has an average literacy rate of 29.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2] The Density of Forestry in Birampur is approximately 18.5%.

Administrative

Birampur has 1 pourashava, 7 Unions, 172 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 189 villages. Khairul Islam Raju is now the Upazila Chairman in the Upazila Chairman election.

Administrative

Birampur has 1 pourashava, 7 Unions, 172 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 189 villages. Khairul Islam Raju is now the Upazila Chairman in the Upazila Chairman election.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shamsuzzaman (2012). "Birampur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


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