Bhanga Upazila

Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Bhanga
ভাঙ্গা
Upazila
Bhanga is located in Bangladesh
Bhanga
Bhanga
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°23′N 89°59′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictFaridpur District
Area
 • Total216.34 km2 (83.53 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total214,702
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bhanga

Geography

Bhanga is located at 23.3833°N 89.9833°E / 23.3833; 89.9833. It has 41463 households and total area 216.34 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhanga has a population of 214702. Males constitute 50.23% of the population, and females 49.77%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105762. Bhanga has an average literacy rate of 25.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2] code of bhanga: 01.postal code:7830 02.zip code: ..... 03.Thana code:21352441

Administration

Bhanga Upazila is divided into Bhanga Municipality and 12 union parishads: Algi, Azimnagor, Chandra, Chumurdi, Gharua, Hamirdi, Kalamridha, Kawlibera, Manikdha, Nasirabad, Nurullagonj, and Tujerpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 206 villages.[3]

Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[3]

  • Upazila Chairman: S M Habibur Rahman Al Habib
  • Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):মোঃ আলমগীর হোসেন

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamridha Govinda High School (1927), are notable secondary schools.[1]

  • Madhobpur Technical and B,M College
  • Kazi Wali Ullah High School
  • Kazi Mahbubullah (K.M) College
  • Bhanga Mohila College
  • Kazi Shamsunnesa Girls School
  • Deora High School
  • Bharilhat Nesaria Dakhilia Madrasa
  • Syed Zanal Abdin High School
  • Abdulabad High School
  • Brahmondi High School
  • Sunflower Ideal Academy
  • Sonamoyee High School
  • Sharifabad High School & college
  • Munsurabad Govt. Primary School
  • Maligram high School
  • Pulia High School
  • East Sadardi High School
  • Bhanga pilot High School
  • Hoglakandi Govt. Primary School.
  • Tuzarpur S.A. High School
  • Hamirdi Pilot High School

See also

References
  1. Nandi, Profulla Kumar (2012). "Bhanga Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). 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.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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