Baraigram Upazila

Baraigram (Bengali: বড়াইগ্রাম or Boraaigraam) is an upazila of Natore District[1] in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.

Baraigram
বড়াইগ্রাম
Upazila
Baraigram is located in Bangladesh
Baraigram
Baraigram
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°18.5′N 89°10.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictNatore District
Area
 • Total299.61 km2 (115.68 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total230,480
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Baraigram

Geography

Baraigram is located at 24.3083°N 89.1708°E / 24.3083; 89.1708. It has 40582 households and total area 299.61 km2. The upazila is bounded by Gurudaspur and Natore sadar upazilas on the north, Atgharia and Ishwardi upazilas on the south, Chatmohar upazila on the east, lalpur and Bagatipara upazilas on the west.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Bangladesh census, Baraigram had a population of 244821; male constituted 125399, female 119422; Muslim constituted 228205, Hindu 10296, Buddhist 6290, Christian 13 and others 17. Indigenous communities such as Pahari, Munda, Oraon, Mahato belong to this upazila.[1]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, the upazila had a population of 230480. Males constituted 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108842. Baraigram had an average literacy rate of 25.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Baraigram, primarily formed as a Thana in 1869, was turned into an upazila on in 1983.[1]

The Upazila is divided into Baraigram Municipality, Bonpara Municipality, and seven union parishads: Baraigram, Chandai, Gopalpur, Joari, Majgoan, Nagor, and Zonail. The union parishads are subdivided into 152 mauzas and 169 villages.[3]

Baraigram Municipality and Bonpara Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.[3]

See also

References
  1. Md. Entaj Uddin (2012), "Baraigram Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), 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.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Natore" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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