Bhanga Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Bhanga
locator_position = right
latd = 23.3833
longd = 89.9833
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Faridpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 214702
population_density = 992
area_total = 216.34
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/faridpur/Bhanga.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Bhanga
footnotes =

Bhanga ( _bn. ভাঙ্গা) is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhanga is located at coord|23.3833|N|89.9833|E| . It has 41462 units of house hold and total area 216.34 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Bhanga has a population of 214702. Males constitute are 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. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Bhanga has 12 Unions/Wards, 137 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 227 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladeshhdhdhd
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References