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
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
 (1991)
 • Total228,479
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/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 Chatra 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).

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Burichang had a population of 228,479. Males constituted 51.68% of the population, and females 48.32%. The population aged 18 or over was 106,787. Burichang had an average literacy rate of 34.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[4]

Administration

Burichang Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: 4 No Sholanal Union Parishad, Bakshimul,

Burichang, Moynamoti, 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. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  5. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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