• Source: Bhanga Upazila

Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.




Geography


Bhanga is located at 23.3833°N 89.9833°E / 23.3833; 89.9833. It has 57,164 households and total area 215.30 km2.




Demographics



As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.
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.




Administration


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.
Bhanga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.

Upazila Chairman: S M Habibur Rahman Al Habib
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):মোঃ আলমগীর হোসেন




Education



According to Banglapedia, Bhanga Pilot High School, founded in 1889, Sadardi High School (1917), and Kalamridha Govinda High School (1927), are notable secondary schools.

Madhobpur Technical and B.M College
Kazi Wali Ullah High School
Kazi Mahbubullah (K.M) College
Bhanga Mohila College
Kazi Shamsunnesa Girls School
Deora High School
Bharilhat Nesaria Dakhilia Madrasa
Syed Zanal Abdin High School
Abdulabad High School
Brahmondi High School
Sunflower Ideal Academy
Sonamoyee High School
Sharifabad High School & college
Munsurabad Govt. Primary School
Maligram high School
Pulia High School
East Sadardi High School
Bhanga pilot High School
Hoglakandi Govt. Primary School.
Tuzarpur S.A. High School
Hamirdi Pilot High School
Purbapara High School




See also


Upazilas of Bangladesh
Districts of Bangladesh
Divisions of Bangladesh




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bhanga Upazila
• Faridpur District
• Bhanga railway station
• Dhaka–Bhanga Expressway
• Upazila
• Shibchar Upazila
• 2024 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence
• Bhanga Junction railway station
• Bhanga–Benapole Expressway
• N804 (Bangladesh)