Burichang Upazila

Burichang, also known as Burichong, (Bengali: বুড়িচং) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Burichang
বুড়িচং
Upazila
Burichang is located in Chittagong division
Burichang
Burichang
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°33′N 91°7.6′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictComilla District
Area
 • Total163.76 km2 (63.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total301,825
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Website of Burichong

History

Raghunath Tarkavachaspati, a Bramhin scholar in the subject of logic migrated from Dingshai village now in West Bengal in the 17th century to establish the village of Burichang on the land granted to him by Chhatra Manikya [Nakshatra Rai] the Maharaja of Tripura to start a Toll (an institute for Vedic learning).[2][3]

Geography

Burichang is located at 23.5500°N 91.1264°E / 23.5500; 91.1264. It has 37,739 households and a total area of 163.76 km2 (63.23 sq mi).which is located at the extreme near the Upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. The river Gumti flows through this Upazila. There is a lot of green forests here. There are some kinds of birds and wild animals. Moreover, there are snakes and reptiles. There are mud houses here. Jackfruit, mango, blackberry, litchi, many more fruit trees can be seen. Burichang village area is within the municipality and the value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, has increased significantly.

Demographics
Religions in Burichang upazila (2011)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.39%
Hinduism
 
 3.59%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Burichang upazila had a population of 301,825 living in 58,402 households. Its growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.42%. Burichang has a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 57.03%. 12,776 (4.23%) live in urban areas.[4]

Administration

Burichang Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: 4 No Sholanal Union Parishad, Bakshimul, Burichang, Moynamoti, 7 No Mokam, Pirjatrapur, Rajapur, Sholonal, and Varella.

The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 172 villages.[5]

See also

References
  1. Rahman, Mahfuzur (2012). "Burichang Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Bengali article "Burichonger Itikatha" by Satyaranjan Bhattacharjee in "Rajat Jayanti Barsha Sankalan" published in the year 2000 by Burichong Sammelani, Kolkata
  3. Bengali article "Burichonger Itihas" by Radhaprasanna Chakraborty in "Rajat Jayanti Barsha Sankalan" published in the year 2000 by Burichong Sammelani, Kolkata
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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