Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Brahmanbaria District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Brahmanbaria District (Chittagong division) with an area of 1927.11 sq km, is bounded by kishoreganj and habiganj district on the north, comilla district on the south, Hobiganj district and Tripura State of India on the east and meghna river, Kishoreganj, narsingdi and narayanganj districts on the west. The district is a lowlying land having small hills and hillocks of red soil. Annual highest average temperature 34.3 oC and lowest 12.7 oC; Annual total rain fall is 2551 mm. Main rivers are Meghna and titas, Buri and Haora; Mehedi and Akashi haors are notable.

Brahmanbaria At a Glance

Area: 1927.11 Km2
Upazila Road: 489.62 Km
Union Road: 529.45 Km
Village Road: 1010.73 Km VA
1374.18 Km VB
Population: 23,98,254
Density: 1244 per Km2
Literacy: 39.46%
Upazilas: 9
Union: 96
Pourashavas: 4
Primary Schools: 1044
High Schools: 257
Colleges: 40

Upazilas

Akhaura
Ashuganj
Brahmanbaria Sadar
Bancharampur
Bijoynagar
Kasba
Nabinagar
Nasirnagar
Sarail