Bhanga ( bn, ভাঙ্গা) is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Faridpur District
Faridpur District ( bn, ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to its northeast. The district was named after Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, ...
in the Division of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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Geography
Bhanga is located at . It has 41463 households and total area 216.34 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, 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.
Administration
Bhanga Upazila is divided into Bhanga Municipality and 12 union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s: Algi, Azimnagor, Chandra, Chumurdi, Gharua, Hamirdi, Kalamridha, Kawlibera, Manikdha, Nasirabad, Nurullagonj, and Tujerpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 206 villages.mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...
s.Upazila Nirbahi Officer
An Upazila Nirbahi Officer ( Abbreviation: UNO; bn, উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার) is the chief executive officer of an upazila (subdistrict) and a mid-level officer of the Bangladesh Civil Service (administratio ...
(UNO):মোঃ আলমগীর হোসেন
Education
According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School
Bhanga Pilot High School ( bn, ভাঙ্গা সরকারি পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) also known as Bhanga High School, is an educational institution in Bhanga Upazila, Bhanga, Faridpur District, Fardipur ...
, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamridha Govinda High School (1927), are notable secondary schools.Bhanga pilot High School
Bhanga Pilot High School ( bn, ভাঙ্গা সরকারি পাইলট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়) also known as Bhanga High School, is an educational institution in Bhanga Upazila, Bhanga, Faridpur District, Fardipur ...
* Hoglakandi Govt. Primary School.
* Tuzarpur S.A. High School
* Hamirdi Pilot High School
See also
*Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh
References
{{Upazilas of Dhaka Division
Upazilas of Faridpur District