Brahmanpara
ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া
Upazila
Brahmanpara Municipality
Skyline of Brahmanpara, Bangladesh
Location of Brahmanpara
Coordinates: 23°37′N 91°6.5′E / 23.617°N 91.1083°E / 23.617; 91.1083
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictComilla
Area
 • Total128.9 km2 (49.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total204,691
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Brahmanpara

Brahmanpara (Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

It has a total area of 128.9 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Brahmanpara upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.40%
Hinduism
 
 2.59%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Brahmanpara Upazila had 35,068 households and a population of 204,691. 58,429 (28.54%) were under 10 years of age. Brahmanpara has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1101 females per 1000 males. 6,013 (2.94%) lived in urban areas.[3][2]

Administration

Brahmanpara Upazila is divided into Brahmanpara Municipality and eight union parishads: Brahmanpara, Chandla, Dulalpur, Madhabpur, Malapara, Shahebabad, Shashidal, and Shidli. The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 65 villages.[4]

The incumbent MP in this Thana is Abdul Matin Khasru, the former Law, Justice and parliamentary minister. The Upazila chairman is M. A. Zaher.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sattar, Md Abdus (2012). "Brahmanpara Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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