Bancharampur Upazila

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

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বাঞ্ছারামপুর
Upazila
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Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°46.7′N 90°48.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBrahmanbaria District
Area
 • Total217.38 km2 (83.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total358,371
 • Density1,189/km2 (3,080/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Geography

Bancharampur is located at 23.7778°N 90.8084°E / 23.7778; 90.8084. 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 Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Ayabpur, Bancharampur, Dariadaulat, Darikandi, Fardabad, Manikpur, Pahariyakandi, Rupashdi, Saifullyakandi, Salimabad, Sonarampur, Tezkhali, and Ujanchar. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 121 villages.[3]

Villages
Pahariakandi Union
  • Joykalipur
  • Nabipur
  • Domrakandi
  • Ulokandi
  • Barokandi
  • Kalakandi
  • Hijlakandi
  • Pahariakandi
  • Munshinagar

Saifullakandi Union

  • Vhelanagar
  • Darivhelanagar
  • Fatapur
  • Baluakandi
  • Sarifpur
  • Paratuli
  • Kanchanpur
  • Moddonagar
  • Domrakandi
  • Saifullakandi
  • Mangolhati
  • Machimnagar

Darikandi Union

  • Khalla
  • Krisnonagar
  • Bahadurpor
  • Darikandi
  • Darigou
  • Gokolnagar
  • Gopalnagar
  • Imamnagar
  • Gibongonj

Rupasdi Union

  • Rupasdi
  • Hoglakandi
  • Kawarpur

Farhabad Union

  • Fardabad
  • Nijkandi
  • Gaouratuli
  • Tilokkandi
  • Purbohati
  • Kalakandi
  • Charlahania
Tezkhali Union
  • Joynagar
  • Imamnagar
  • Akanagar
  • Gotkandi
  • Horinagar
  • Bishnorampur
  • Baherchor
  • Tezkhali
  • Hasonnagar

Dariadulat Union

  • Moricahkandi
  • Bakhornagar
  • Noton Kodomtuli
  • Sutkikandi
  • Tatuakandi
  • Kodomtuli
  • Dariadulat
  • Kalainagar

Sonarampur Union

  • Charmochakandi
  • Kanainagar
  • Shantipur
  • Ishapur
  • Dularampur
  • Ferizzakandi
  • Sonarampur
  • Charshibpur

Bancharampur Union

  • Dashdona
  • Jogonathpur
  • Bancharampur
  • Dari-Bancharampur
  • Vitijograrchar
  • Durgarampur
  • Safirkandi
  • Durgapur
  • Alipur
  • Manaikhali
  • Ponchampur
  • Dhariarchar
  • Khoshkandi
  • Telikandi
  • Bhabanathpur
Ayubpur Union
  • Bashgari
  • Doshani
  • Ayubpur
  • Char-chaiani
  • Nagarirchar
  • Kanainagar
  • Kashnagar
  • Kariyakandi
  • Poddapur

Salimabad Union

  • Salimabad
  • Shahebnagar
  • Nilokhi
  • Pakhyarchar
  • Satbilla
  • Kamalpur
  • Mirpur
  • Asarafbad
  • Hossainpur
  • Haidornagar
  • Tatoakandi
  • Vurvuria
  • Gongachar
  • Khagkanda
  • Junarchar
  • Phathamara

Purbo Ujanchar Union

  • Notonhati
  • Sorisharchar
  • Shekerkandi
  • Ujanchar
  • Krishnonagar
  • Budhaikandi
  • Radhanagar
  • Kalikapur

Manikpur Union

  • Kayallanpur
  • ManikPUR
  • Charani
  • Ulokandi
  • Kapaskandi
  • Do-ani
  • Mayarampur
  • Baherchar

See also

References
  1. Md Abul Kasem Bhuiyan (2012), "Banchharampur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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: Brahmanbaria" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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