Baraigram Upazila () is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Natore District
Natore district () is a district in Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi and used to be a part of Rajshahi District.
History
Natore was the district headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to ...
, located in the
Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...
of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
.
History
The
Aryan migration
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s to
Lalpur and Baraigram date back to the
Gupta period
The Gupta Empire was an Indian empire during the classical period of the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE. At its zenith, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian ...
in the 5th century.
In the 20th century, a
copper plate inscription of King
Kumaragupta I
Kumaragupta I was Gupta Empire, Gupta emperor from 415 until his death in 455. A son of the Gupta king Chandragupta II and Queen Dhruvadevi, he seems to have maintained control of his inherited territory, which extended from Gujarat in the wes ...
was discovered in Baraigram by a Muslim farmer who handed it to Zamindar
Ershad Ali Khan Chowdhury who presented it to historian
Akshay Kumar Maitreya
Akshay Kumar Maitreya (1 March 1861 – 10 February 1930) was an Indian lawyer, historian and social worker.
Life
Maitreya was born in Shimulia in Nawapara of Mirpur Kushtia District to a family originally from Naogaon district.Much of his educ ...
. The inscription was a land grant from the Gupta emperor to a
Brahmin
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
settler.
Baraigram, primarily formed as a thana in 1869, was turned into an upazila on in 1983. Educationist
Md.Abdul Bari was the first elected Chairman of Baraigram Upazila. He established many educational institutions in Baraigram, such as Baraigram Pilot High School, Baraigram College, and Baraigram Girls High School.
Geography
Baraigram is located at . It has 70,104 households and total area 299.60 km
2. The upazila is bounded by
Gurudaspur
Gurudaspur Upazila () is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
''Gurudaspur Upazila'' area 203.20 km2, located in between 24°18' and 24°27' north latitudes and in between 88°04' and 89°19' east l ...
and
Natore sadar upazilas on the north,
Atgharia
Atgharia is a village and a gram panchayat in Kalna I CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Geography
Location
Atgharia is located at .
Urbanisation
87.00% of the population of Kalna ...
and
Ishwardi upazilas on the south,
Chatmohar upazila
Chatmohar () is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Geography
Chatmohar is located at . It has 70,260 households and a total area of 310.10 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, C ...
on the east, Lalpur and
Bagatipara upazilas on the west.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of Bangladesh
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...
, Baraigram Upazila had 70,104 households and a population of 279,672. 56,853 (20.33%) were under 10 years of age. Baraigram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 males. 39,523 (14.13%) lived in urban areas.
Ethnic population was 1,318 (0.47%).
According to the
2001 Bangladesh census
In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census. They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on populati ...
, Baraigram had a population of 244,821; male constituted 125,399, female 119,422; Muslim constituted 228,205, Hindu 10,296, Christian 6,290, Buddhist 13 and others 17. Indigenous communities such as Pahari, Munda, Oraon, Mahato belong to this upazila.
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 a ...
, the upazila had a population of 230,480. Males constituted 50.85% of the population, and females 49.15%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108,842. Baraigram had an average literacy rate of 25.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Baraigram, primarily formed as a thana in 1869, was turned into an upazila on in 1983.
The upazila is divided into Baraigram Municipality, Bonpara Municipality, and seven
union parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...
s: Baraigram, Chandai, Gopalpur, Joari, Majgoan, Nagor, and Zonail. The union parishads are subdivided into 152 mauzas and 169 villages.
Baraigram Municipality and Bonpara Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.
See also
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
References
Upazilas of Natore District
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