Birampur Upazila

Birampur বিরামপুর
Upazila
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Birampur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°22.7′N 88°59′E / 25.3783°N 88.983°ECoordinates: 25°22.7′N 88°59′E / 25.3783°N 88.983°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Dinajpur District
Area
• Total	211.81 km^2 (81.78 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	134,778
• Density	636/km^2 (1,650/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Birampur

Sohed Minar of Birampur

Birampur (Bengali: বিরামপুর) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District^[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Birampur is located at 25°23′29″N 88°59′32″E / 25.391479°N 88.992111°E . It has 25770 households and total area 211.81 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Birampur has a population of 134778. Males constitute 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68878. Birampur has an average literacy rate of 29.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2] The Density of Forestry in Birampur is approximately 18.5%.

Administrative

Birampur has 1 pourashava, 7 Unions, 172 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 189 villages. Parvez is now the Upazila Chairman in the Upazila Chairman election.election held on 27 February 2014

See also

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

References

1. Shamsuzzaman (2012). "Birampur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. 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.