Bhuyanpur (Bengali: ভূঞাপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bhuapur Upazila
ভুয়াপুর | |
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 Bangabandhu Bridge over the Jamuna | |
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| Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E / 24.4583°N 89.867°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Tangail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.00 km2 (86.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 189,913 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | bhuapur |
Geography edit
Bhuapur is located at 24°27′30″N 89°52′00″E / 24.4583°N 89.8667°E. It has 46,412 households and total area of 225.00 km2. The upazila is surrounded by Gopalpur & Sarishabari Upazila on the north, Kalihati Upazila on the south, Gopalpur and Ghatail Upazila on the east, and the Jamuna River on the west.
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhuapur Upazila had 46,412 households and a population of 189,913. 45,885 (24.16%) were under 10 years of age. Bhuapur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1059 females per 1000 males. 28,708 (15.12%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
At the 1991 census Bhuapur had a population of 177,095, of whom 87,854 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.65% of the population, and females 48.35%. Bhuyanpur had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Administration edit
Bhuapur Upazila is divided into Bhuapur Municipality and six union parishads: Arjuna, Aloa, Falda, Gabsara, Gobindashi, and Nikrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 128 villages.[2]
Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[2]
Notable residents edit
- Salma Khatun, Bangladesh's first female locomotive driver, graduated from Aurjuna Mohsin High School.[5]
- Afran Nisho
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Md Kaiser (2012), "Bhuapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Salma Khatun, the first female loco master in Bangladesh". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 November 2019.
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