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Barurar

বরুড়া
Barurar বরুড়া
Upazila
	Coordinates: 23°22.5′N 91°3.5′E / 23.3750°N 91.0583°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Comilla
Government
• Former Member of parliament Bangladesh.	Late Mr. AKM Abu-Taher (1932 – 23 September 2004)
• An advocate of female education, a philanthropist and social worker.	Begum Faizunnesa Choudhurani (1834–1903)
Area
• Total	242 km2 (93 sq mi)
• Metro	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation	21 meters above sea level. m (68.8976 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	456,341
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3560
Area code	08027
Website	barura.comilla.gov.bd

Barura (Bengali: বরুড়া) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.^[4]

History

Barura Thana was formed in 1948 and turned into an upazila in 1983. In 1995 Barura Upazila was turned into a municipality.^[5]

Demographics

Religions in Barura Upazila (2022)^[6]
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.63%
Hinduism			6.26%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Barura Upazila had 82,588 households and a population of 405,118. 101,032 (24.94%) were under 10 years of age. Barura has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.08%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1129 females per 1000 males. 49,126 (12.13%) lived in urban areas.^[7]^[8]

Administration

Barura Upazila is divided into Barura Municipality and 15 Union Parishads: Aganagar, Bhabanipur, Uttar Khoshbas, Dakshin Khoshbas, Chitodda, Jhalam, Uttar Shilmuri, Dakshin Shilmuri, Adda, Adra, Shakpur, Galimpur, Vauksar, Laxmipur and Payalgacha. The union parishads are subdivided into 212 mauzas and 314 villages.^[9]

Barura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.^[9]

Upazila Administration is run by the Office of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer. Upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) is the chief executive officer of the upazila and an upazila magistrate. As of 2021, the UNO is N-Uamong Marma Mong.^[10] AC (Land) is another officer of administration cadre who is accountable and responsible for land management.^[10]

Representative

A.Z.M. Shafiuddin Shamim was elected to parliament for Comilla-8 as an Awami League candidate in 2024.

Officials
Name	Role
A.Z.M. Shafiuddin Shamim	Member of Parliament
A N M Moinul Islam	Upazila Chairman
Md. Kamal Hossain	Upazila Vice Chairman
Kamrun Nahar Shikha	Upazila Female Vice Chairman
Md. Bakter Hossain	Mayor,Barura porusova

Gallery


Upazila Parishad	Upazila Parishad Barura
Banghabandhu Mooral	Banghabandhu Mooral, Barura Upazila Parishad Complex
Rest House	Barura Upazila Parishad Rest House
Bat toli Martyr Mooral	Bat toli Martyr Mooral-Payalgacha, Barura

References

^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. 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. 20 October 2024.
^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
^ AKM Jasim Uddin (2012). "Barura Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Barura Upazila - Banglapedia".
^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.
^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ ^a ^b "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b বরুড়া উপজেলা. barura.comilla.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

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[census2022-1] National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.

[postalcode-2] "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. 20 October 2024.

[areacode-3] "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.

[Banglapedia-4] AKM Jasim Uddin (2012). "Barura Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[5] "Barura Upazila - Banglapedia".

[2022census-6] Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.

[community-7] "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.

[census2011-8] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[district-stats-9] "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

[:0-10] বরুড়া উপজেলা. barura.comilla.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-09-29.

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