Bhurungamari
ভুরুঙ্গামারী | |
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Coordinates: 26°7.5′N 89°41′E / 26.1250°N 89.683°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur |
District | Kurigram |
Area | |
• Total | 236.26 km2 (91.22 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 231,538 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( BST) |
Website | Official Map of Bhurungamari |
Bhurungamari ( Bengali: ভুরুঙ্গামারী) is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Bhurungamari is located at 26°07′30″N 89°41′00″E / 26.1250°N 89.6833°E. It has 57,005 households and total area 236.26 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhurungamari Upazila had 57,005 households and a population of 231,538. 54,360 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Bhurungamari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 29,683 (12.82%) lived in urban areas. [1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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. [3]
Bhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Andharijhar, Bhurungamari, Boldia, Bangasonahat, Char Bhurungamari, Joymarirhat, Paiker Chhara, Pathardubi, Shilkhuri, and Tilai. The union parishads are subdivided into 70 mauzas and 126 villages. [1]
During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Bhurngamari. The rail link was closed after the partition of India in 1947. [4] Possibilities of resumption of traffic through the Bhurugamari-Sonahat section was discussed when the resumption of rail traffic between India and Pakistan took place in 1955. [5]
Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'interactive' (the larger version) - it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.
An inland port has been set up at Sonahat. [6] [7]
In 2018, the existing road bridge across the Dudhkumar River was found to be weak and a new bridge was sanctioned, along with a new highway. The Kurigram (Daserhat)- Nageshwari-Bhurungamari-Sonahat Land port road is to be converted to a national highway. [4]
Bhurungamari
ভুরুঙ্গামারী | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 26°7.5′N 89°41′E / 26.1250°N 89.683°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur |
District | Kurigram |
Area | |
• Total | 236.26 km2 (91.22 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 231,538 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( BST) |
Website | Official Map of Bhurungamari |
Bhurungamari ( Bengali: ভুরুঙ্গামারী) is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Bhurungamari is located at 26°07′30″N 89°41′00″E / 26.1250°N 89.6833°E. It has 57,005 households and total area 236.26 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhurungamari Upazila had 57,005 households and a population of 231,538. 54,360 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Bhurungamari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 29,683 (12.82%) lived in urban areas. [1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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. [3]
Bhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Andharijhar, Bhurungamari, Boldia, Bangasonahat, Char Bhurungamari, Joymarirhat, Paiker Chhara, Pathardubi, Shilkhuri, and Tilai. The union parishads are subdivided into 70 mauzas and 126 villages. [1]
During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Bhurngamari. The rail link was closed after the partition of India in 1947. [4] Possibilities of resumption of traffic through the Bhurugamari-Sonahat section was discussed when the resumption of rail traffic between India and Pakistan took place in 1955. [5]
Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'interactive' (the larger version) - it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.
An inland port has been set up at Sonahat. [6] [7]
In 2018, the existing road bridge across the Dudhkumar River was found to be weak and a new bridge was sanctioned, along with a new highway. The Kurigram (Daserhat)- Nageshwari-Bhurungamari-Sonahat Land port road is to be converted to a national highway. [4]