Area 163.8 km² | Time zone BST (UTC+6) | |
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Website Official Website of Burichong | ||
Burichang, also known as Burichong, (Bengali: বুড়িচং) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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Map of Burichang Upazila, Bangladesh
History
Raghunath Tarkavachaspati, a Bramhin scholar in the subject of logic migrated from Dingshai village now in West Bengal in the 17th century to establish the village of Burichang on the land granted to him by Chatra Manikya [Nakshatra Rai] the Maharaja of Tripura to start a Toll (an institute for Vedic learning).
Geography
Burichang is located at 23.5500°N 91.1264°E / 23.5500; 91.1264 . It has 37,739 households and a total area of 163.76 km².
Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Burichang had a population of 228,479. Males constituted 51.68% of the population, and females 48.32%. The population aged 18 or over was 106,787. Burichang had an average literacy rate of 34.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Burichang has 8 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 171 villages.