Bhurungamari Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Bhurungamari
locator_position = right
latd = 26.1250
longd = 89.6833
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Kurigram District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 176822
population_density = 749
area_total = 236
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/kurigram/Bhurungamari.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Bhurungamari
footnotes =

Bhurungamari ( _bn. বুরুঙ্গামারি) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhurungamari is located at coord|26.1250|N|89.6833|E| . It has 33984 units of house hold and total area 236 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Bhurungamari has a population of 176822. Males constitute are 50.38% of the population, and females 49.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88435. Bhurungamari has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (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

Bhurungamari has 10 Unions/Wards, 71 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 124 villages.

ee also

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

References