Brahmanpara Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Brahmanpara
locator_position = right
latd = 23.6167
longd = 91.1083
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Comilla District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 161906
population_density = 1256
area_total = 128.9
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/comilla/Brahmanpara.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Brahmanpara
footnotes =

Brahmanpara ( _bn. ব্রাহ্মণপাড়া) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Brahmanpara is located at coord|23.6167|N|91.1083|E| . It has 26493 units of house hold and total area 128.9 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Brahmanpara has a population of 161906. Males constitute are 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72500. Brahmanpara has an average literacy rate of 32.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Brahmanpara has 8 Unions/Wards, 54 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 65 villages.

Ariful Islam Bhuiya (Khokan) is the Chairman of Chandla Union. And also Chairman Brahmanpara Thana Development Committee.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References