Bhanga Upazila

Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[3]

Bhanga ভাঙ্গা
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°23′N 89°59′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Faridpur
Area
• Total	215.30 km2 (83.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	293,857
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Area code	06323[2]
Website	Official Map of Bhanga

Geography

Bhanga is located at 23.3833°N 89.9833°E / 23.3833; 89.9833. It has 57,164 households and total area 215.30 km².

Demographics

Religions in Bhanga Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.15%
Hinduism			6.84%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhanga upazila had 57,164 households and a population of 259,032. 62,224 (24.02%) were under 10 years of age. Bhanga had an average literacy rate of 47.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 46,477 (17.94%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[5][6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhanga has a population of 214702. Males constitute 50.23% of the population, and females 49.77%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105762. Bhanga has an average literacy rate of 25.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[7]

Administration

Bhanga Upazila is divided into Bhanga Municipality and 12 union parishads: Algi, Azimnagor, Chandra, Chumurdi, Gharua, Hamirdi, Kalamridha, Kawlibera, Manikdha, Nasirabad, Nurullagonj, and Tujerpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 206 villages.^[8]

Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.^[8]

• Upazila Chairman: S M Habibur Rahman Al Habib
• Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):মোঃ আলমগীর হোসেন

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamridha Govinda High School (1927), are notable secondary schools.^[3]

• Madhobpur Technical and B.M College
• Kazi Wali Ullah High School
• Kazi Mahbubullah (K.M) College
• Bhanga Mohila College
• Kazi Shamsunnesa Girls School
• Deora High School
• Bharilhat Nesaria Dakhilia Madrasa
• Syed Zanal Abdin High School
• Abdulabad High School
• Brahmondi High School
• Sunflower Ideal Academy
• Sonamoyee High School
• Sharifabad High School & college
• Munsurabad Govt. Primary School
• Maligram high School
• Pulia High School
• East Sadardi High School
• Bhanga pilot High School
• Hoglakandi Govt. Primary School.
• Tuzarpur S.A. High School
• Hamirdi Pilot High School
• Purbapara High School

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
3. Nandi, Profulla Kumar (2012). "Bhanga Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Faridpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-265-8.
5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Faridpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Faridpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.