Burichang, also known as Burichong, () 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
Comilla District in the Division of
Chittagong
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,
Bangladesh
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.
History
Raghunath Tarkavachaspati, a
Bramhin scholar in the subject of logic migrated from Dingshai village now in
West Bengal
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in the 17th century to establish the village of Burichang on the land granted to him by
Chhatra Manikya the Maharaja of
Tripura
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to start a Tola (an institute for Vedic learning).
[Bengali article "Burichonger Itihas" by Radhaprasanna Chakraborty in "Rajat Jayanti Barsha Sankalan" published in the year 2000 by Burichong Sammelani, ]Kolkata
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Geography
Burichang is located at . It has 58,402 households and a total area of .which is located at the extreme near the Upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. The
Gumti River flows through this upazila. There is a lot of green forests here. There are some kinds of birds and wild animals. Moreover, there are snakes and reptiles. There are mud houses here. Jackfruit, mango, blackberry, litchi, many more fruit trees can be seen. Burichang village area is within the municipality and the value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, has increased significantly.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of Bangladesh
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, Burichang Upazila had 58,402 households and a population of 301,825. 76,424 (25.32%) were under 10 years of age. Burichang had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 12,776 (4.23%) lived in urban areas.
Administration
Burichang Upazila is divided into eight
union parishad
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s: 4 No Sholanal Union Parishad, Bakshimul, Burichang, Moynamoti, 7 No Mokam, Pirjatrapur, Rajapur, Sholonal, and Varella. The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 172 villages.
See also
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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 ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
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References
Upazilas of Comilla District
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