Bhanga
ভাঙ্গা | |
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Coordinates: 23°23′N 89°59′E / 23.383°N 89.983°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Faridpur |
Area | |
• Total | 215.30 km2 (83.13 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 259,032 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( BST) |
Website | Official Map of Bhanga |
Bhanga ( Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1]
Bhanga is located at 23°23′00″N 89°59′00″E / 23.3833°N 89.9833°E. It has 57,164 households and total area 215.30 km2.
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. [2] [3]
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. [4]
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. [5]
Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas. [5]
According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamridha Govinda High School (1927), are notable secondary schools. [1]