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词条 Burichang Upazila
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  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Demographics

  4. Administration

  5. See also

  6. References

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| native_name = বুড়িচং
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| subdivision_type1 = Division
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| subdivision_name1 = Chittagong Division
| subdivision_name2 = Comilla District
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| population_as_of = 1991
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}}Burichang, also known as Burichong, ({{lang-bn|বুড়িচং}}) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

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 {{coord|23.5500|N|91.1264|E|}} . It has 37,739 households and a total area of 163.76 km².

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 has 8 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 171 villages.

See also

  • Upazilas of Bangladesh
  • Districts of Bangladesh
  • Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Mahfuzur |year=2012|chapter=Burichang Upazila|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Burichang_Upazila|editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=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. ^{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}
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1 : Upazilas of Comilla District

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