Bhurungamari (Bengali: ভুরুঙ্গামারী) is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Bhurungamari
ভুরুঙ্গামারী | |
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| Coordinates: 26°7.5′N 89°41′E / 26.1250°N 89.683°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Kurigram |
| Area | |
• Total | 236.26 km2 (91.22 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 255,548 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5670[2] |
| Website | Official Map of Bhurungamari |
Geography
editBhurungamari is located at 26°07′30″N 89°41′00″E / 26.1250°N 89.6833°E. It has 57,005 households and total area 236.26 km2.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bhurungamari Upazila had 57,005 households and a population of 231,538. 54,360 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Bhurungamari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 29,683 (12.82%) lived in urban areas.[4][5]
As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Bhurungamari has a population of 176,822. Males constitute are 50.38% of the population, and females 49.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88,435. Bhurungamari has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7 years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]
Administration
editBhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Andharijhar, Bhurungamari, Boldia, Bangasonahat, Char Bhurungamari, Joymarirhat, Paiker Chhara, Pathardubi, Shilkhuri, and Tilai. The union parishads are subdivided into 70 mauzas and 126 villages.[4]
Transport
editRailway links
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River
Land Port
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, RS: railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Bhurngamari. The rail link was closed after the partition of India in 1947.[7] Possibilities of resumption of traffic through the Bhurugamari-Sonahat section was discussed when the resumption of rail traffic between India and Pakistan took place in 1955.[8]
Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'interactive' (the larger version) - it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.
Developments
editAn inland port has been set up at Sonahat.[9][10]
In 2018, the existing road bridge across the Dudhkumar River was found to be weak and a new bridge was sanctioned, along with a new highway. The Kurigram (Daserhat)-Nageshwari-Bhurungamari-Sonahat Land port road is to be converted to a national highway.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "Govt to build highway to boost trade thu Sonahat land port". The Daily Sun, 30 December 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Agreement on Resumption of Rail Traffic, 15 April 1955". Media Center, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Overview" (PDF). item 11. Bangladesh Land Port Authority. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ – ভারত স্থল বন্দর সমূহ এক নজরে {Bangladesh-India Land Ports At a Glance". Bengali. vromoninfo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
External links
edit- Hossain, Md Kamal (2012). "Bhurungamari Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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