Baraigram Upazila

Baraigram (Bengali: বড়াইগ্রাম or Boraaigraam) is an upazila of Natore District[1] in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.

Baraigram

বড়াইগ্রাম
Upazila
Baraigram
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°18.5′N 89°10.2′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
DistrictNatore District
Area
 • Total299.61 km2 (115.68 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total230,480
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Baraigram

Geography

Baraigram is located at 24.3083°N 89.1708°E / 24.3083; 89.1708. It has 40582 households and total area 299.61 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Baraigram has a population of 230480. Males constitute 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108842. Baraigram has an average literacy rate of 25.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Baraigram Upazila is divided into Baraigram Municipality, Bonpara Municipality, and seven union parishads: Baraigram, Chandai, Gopalpur, Joari, Majgoan, Nagor, and Zonail. The union parishads are subdivided into 152 mauzas and 169 villages.[3]

Baraigram Municipality and Bonpara Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.[3]

See also

References
  1. Md. Entaj Uddin (2012), "Baraigram 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: Natore" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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