Bhuapur Upazila

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

This article is about the Upazila. For the Town, see Bhuapur.
Bhuapur
ভুয়াপুর
Upazila
Bangabandhu Bridge Capture by Tanjil Sarkar , Bangladesh
Bangabandhu Bridge Capture by Tanjil Sarkar , Bangladesh
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Area
 • Total225.02 km2 (86.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total189,913
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitebhuapur.tangail.gov.bd

Geography

Bhuapur is located at 24.4583°N 89.8667°E / 24.4583; 89.8667. It has 32145 households and total area of 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 Bhuapur 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 is divided into Bhuapur Municipality and six union parishads: Arjuna, Aloa, Falda, Gabsara, Gobindashi, and Nikrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 128 villages.[3]

Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[3]

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. Md Kaiser (2012), "Bhuapur 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: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "Salma Khatun, the first female loco master in Bangladesh". The Independent. Dhaka. 4 November 2019.


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