Bhuapur Upazila

Bhuyanpur ভূঞাপুর
Upazila
Bhuyanpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E / 24.4583°N 89.867°ECoordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E / 24.4583°N 89.867°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Tangail District
Area
• Total	225.02 km^2 (86.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	189,913
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	bhuapur.tangail.gov.bd

Bhuyanpur (Bengali: ভূঞাপুর) is an Upazila of Tangail District^[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhuyanpur is located at 24°27′30″N 89°52′00″E / 24.4583°N 89.8667°E . It has 32145 households and total area 225.02 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

At the 1991 census Bhuyanpur 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%.^[2]

Administration

Bhuapur Upazila has 1 municipality(Bhuapur), 6 Unions, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 146 villages.

The Union Parishads are-

• Arjuna Union
• Aloa Union
• Falda Union
• Gabsara Union
• Gobindashi Union
• Nikrail Union

See also

• Bhuapur
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Md Kaiser (2012), "Bhuapur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, 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.

External links

• MSN Map