Bancharampur Upazila

Bancharampur
বাঞ্ছারামপুর
Upazila
Bancharampur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°46.7′N 90°48.5′E / 23.7783°N 90.8083°E / 23.7783; 90.8083Coordinates: 23°46.7′N 90°48.5′E / 23.7783°N 90.8083°E / 23.7783; 90.8083
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Brahmanbaria District
Area
 • Total 217.38 km2 (83.93 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 358,371
 • Density 1,189/km2 (3,080/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)

Bancharampur (Bengali: বাঞ্ছারামপুর) is an Upazila (administrative region similar to a county) in the Brahmanbaria District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bancharampur is located at 23°46′40″N 90°48′30″E / 23.777823°N 90.808388°E / 23.777823; 90.808388. It covers an area of 219.38 square kilometres (84.70 sq mi).

Demographics

According to the 2010 Bangladesh census, Bancharampur had a population of 358,371 in 43,987 households. 120,882 were 18 years of age and above. Bancharampur had an average literacy rate of 50.9% for citizens aged 7 and older at the time, compared to the national average of 32.4%[2]

Administration

Bancharampur has 13 Unions/Wards, 78 Mouzas/Mahallas, and 129 villages.

Villages

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md Abul Kasem Bhuiyan (2012), "Banchharampur 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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