Burichong Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name =
locator_position = right
latd = 23.5500
longd = 91.1264
division_name = Chittagong Division
district = Comilla District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 228479
population_density = 1395
area_total = 163.76
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/comilla/Burichong.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Burichong
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Burichong ( _bn. বুড়িচং) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Burichong is located at coord|23.5500|N|91.1264|E| . It has 37739 units of house hold and total area 163.76 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Burichong has a population of 228479. Males constitute are 51.68% of the population, and females 48.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 106787. Burichong has an average literacy rate of 34.3% (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

Burichong has 8 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 171 villages.

ee also

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

References