Birampur Upazila

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Birampur
বিরামপুর
Birampur New Station.jpg
Birampur Railway Station
"Dhaka Morr" The main point of Birampur Upazilla.
Birampur in Rangpur division (Bangladesh).svg
Coordinates: 25°23′29″N88°59′32″E / 25.391479°N 88.992111°E / 25.391479; 88.992111
Country Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur
District Dinajpur
Government
  Chief Executive Officer Nujhat Tasnim Ayon
Area
  Total
212.88 km2 (82.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [1]
  Total
184,144
  Density870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5266 [2]
Website birampur.dinajpur.gov.bd

Birampur (Bengali : বিরামপুর) is an upazilla of Dinajpur District [3] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Birampur is an important city near India Border. This upazila is 256 km away from Capital Dhaka and nearly 56 km away from Dinajpur City. In spite of being far from Capital this north Bengal city is flourishing economically and culturally. A branch of the Jamuna River flows through Birampur Upazila.

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Geography

Birampur has 42,140 households and total area 212.88 km2. It is an upazila of Dinajpur.

Sohed Minar of Birampur Sohed Minar of Birampur.JPG
Sohed Minar of Birampur

Birampur Upazilla is bounded by Fulbari and Nawabganj Upazillas on the north, Nawabganj and Hakimpur Upazillas on the east, Hakimpur Upazila and Hili CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south and Kumarganj CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the west. [3] [4] [5]

Rivers and lakes

Demographics

Religions in Birampur Upazila (2022) [6]
ReligionPercent
Islam
90.01%
Hinduism
6.76%
Christianity
2.95%
Ethnic religion
0.27%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Birampur Upazila had 42,140 households and a population of 170,806. 34,329 (20.10%) were under 10 years of age. Birampur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 977 females per 1000 males. 47,539 (27.83%) lived in urban areas. [7] Ethnic population was 7,855 (4.60%), of which Santal were 5,605. [8]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Birampur has a population of 134778. Males constitute 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. This Upazilla's eighteen up population is 68878. Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 46.9%; male 51.7%, female 42%. [9] In 2001, The Population of Birampur was 150620; male 77517, female 73103; Muslim 134654, Hindu 8142, Christian 3689, Buddhist 40 and others 4095. The Density of Forestry in Birampur is approximately 18.5%.

Administration

UNO : Nuzhat Tasneem Awon. [10]

Birampur Thana was formed on 17 June 1981, and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. [3]

Birampur Upazilla is divided into Birampur Municipality and seven union parishads: Benail, Dior, Jotbani, Katla, Khanpur, Mukundapur, and Pali Prayagpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 171 mauzas and 169 villages. [7]

Birampur Municipality was formed in 1995. It was subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas. [7]

Birampur Upzilla Porishad.jpg

Md. Khairul Alam Raju is now the Upazila Chairman in the Upazila Chairman election. Election held on 18 March 2019. And so on Md. Liakat Ali Sarker Tutul is working as Mayor of Birampur Pouroshova.

Unions of Birampur
SerialName of UnionChairman
01DiorAbul Hossain
02BenailNazir Hossen
03JotbaniEyakub
04KatlaHafizur Rahman
05KhanpurShahidul Islam
06MukundapurAbdur Razzaq
07Pali PrayagpurRahmat Ali

Economy

The main sources of income Agriculture 68.37%, non-agricultural labourer 2.92%, industry 0.86%, commerce 13.08%, transport and communication 2.64%, service 5.1%, construction 0.67%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.17% and others 6.03%. Ownership of agricultural land landowner 57.24%, landless 42.76%; agricultural landowner: urban 44.34% and rural 61.34%. The main crops of Birampur are paddy, wheat, corn, jute, potato, vegetables. Mustard, sugarcane and sesame are near extinction. The main fruits are mango, banana, jackfruit, and blackberry. There are 17 fisheries, dairies and poultries.

Contributions

Liberation War 1971

History of the War of Liberation On 20 April 1971, the Pak army killed a few hundred innocent people at Charar Hat of Birampur. Seven Pakistani soldiers and 16 freedom fighters were killed in a direct encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pakistan army at Ketra Hat. On 4 December the general public of the upazila attacked a military vehicle of the Pak army at Beparitola and killed a number of Pak soldiers.

Education

The upazila has 5 colleges, 1 textile institute, 38 secondary schools, 162 primary schools, 28 madrasas. There is also a digital school in the upazila named Birampur ICT School.

Educational institutions

See also

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