Burichang_Upazila
Burichang Upazila
Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Burichang, also known as Burichong, (Bengali: বুড়িচং) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Burichang
বুড়িচং | |
|---|---|
Palace of Rani Mainamati | |
| Coordinates: 23°33′N 91°7.6′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Comilla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.76 km2 (63.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 301,825 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Website of Burichong |
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Raghunath Tarkavachaspati, a Bramhin scholar in the subject of logic migrated from Dingshai village now in West Bengal in the 17th century to establish the village of Burichang on the land granted to him by Chhatra Manikya the Maharaja of Tripura to start a Tola (an institute for Vedic learning).[2][3]
Burichang is located at 23.5500°N 91.1264°E / 23.5500; 91.1264. It has 58,402 households and a total area of 163.76 km2 (63.23 sq mi).which is located at the extreme near the Upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. The river Gumti flows through this Upazila. There is a lot of green forests here. There are some kinds of birds and wild animals. Moreover, there are snakes and reptiles. There are mud houses here. Jackfruit, mango, blackberry, litchi, many more fruit trees can be seen. Burichang village area is within the municipality and the value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, has increased significantly.
| Religions in Burichang upazila (2011)[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 96.39% | |||
| Hinduism | 3.59% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.02% | |||
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Burichang Upazila had 58,402 households and a population of 301,825. 76,424 (25.32%) were under 10 years of age. Burichang had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 12,776 (4.23%) lived in urban areas.[4][5]
Burichang Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: 4 No Sholanal Union Parishad, Bakshimul, Burichang, Moynamoti, 7 No Mokam, Pirjatrapur, Rajapur, Sholonal, and Varella. The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 172 villages.[4]
- Rahman, Mahfuzur (2012). "Burichang Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
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