Brahmanpara Upazila

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Brahmanpara
ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া
Upazila
Brahmanpara
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°37′N 91°6.5′E / 23.617°N 91.1083°E / 23.617; 91.1083Coordinates: 23°37′N 91°6.5′E / 23.617°N 91.1083°E / 23.617; 91.1083
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Comilla District
Area
  Total 128.9 km2 (49.8 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 161,906
  Density 1,256/km2 (3,250/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Brahmanpara

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

Geography

Brahmanpara is located at 23°37′00″N 91°06′30″E / 23.6167°N 91.1083°E / 23.6167; 91.1083 . It has 26493 units of house hold and total area 128.9 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Brahmanpara has a population of 161906. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72500. Brahmanpara has an average literacy rate of 32.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Brahmanpara has 8 Unions/Wards, 54 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 900 villages.

Ariful Islam Bhuiya (Khokan) is the Chairman of Chandla Union from 2003 to 2011 1st term and 2nd term started from 2011.Md Nazrul Islam is the best Chairman of comilla who is chairman of 4 no shashidal union porisod.

See also

The incumbent MP in this thana is Abdul Matin Khasru, the former Law, Justice and parliamentary ministry. The upazilla chairman name is Jahangir Khan Chowdhury.

References

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


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