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Birampur (Bengali: বিরামপুর) is an upazilla of Dinajpur District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Birampur is an important city near India Border. This upazila is 256 km away from Capital Dhaka and nearly 56 km away from Dinajpur City. In spite of being far from Capital this north Bengal city is flourishing economically and Culturally. A branch of the Jamuna River flows through Birampur Upazila.

Birampur বিরামপুর
Upazilla
"Dhaka Morr" The main point of Birampur Upazilla.
Birampur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25.391479°N 88.992111°E / 25.391479; 88.992111
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Dinajpur District
Area
• Total	211.81 km2 (81.78 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	134,778
• Density	640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	birampur.dinajpur.gov.bd

Geography

Birampur has 25770 households and total area 211.81 km². It is an upazila of Dinajpur.

Birampur Upazilla is bounded by Fulbari and Nawabganj Upazillas on the north, Nawabganj and Hakimpur Upazillas on the east, Hakimpur Upazila and Hili CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south and Kumarganj CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the west.[2][3][4]

Rivers and lakes

• Jamuna
• Asholar Beel
• Chengar Beel
• Bogghar Beel
• Katuar Beel

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Birampur has a population of 134778. Males constitute 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. This Upazilla's eighteen up population is 68878. Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 46.9%; male 51.7%, female 42%. The Population of Birampur Total 150620; male 77517, female 73103; Muslim 134654, Hindu 8142, Buddhist 3689, Christian 40 and others 4095.[5] The Density of Forestry in Birampur is approximately 18.5%.

Administration

Birampur Upazilla is divided into Birampur Municipality and seven union parishads: Benail, Dior, Jotbani, Katla, Khanpur, Mukundapur, and Pali Prayagpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 171 mauzas and 169 villages.[6]

Birampur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[6]

Md. Khairul Alam Raju is now the Upazila Chairman in the Upazila Chairman election. Election held on 18 March 2019. And so on Md. Liakat Ali Sarker Tutul is working as Mayor of Birampur Pouroshova. Md. Towhidur Rahman is our running U.N.O.

Unions of Birampur

Serial	Name of Union	Chairman
01	Dior	Abul Hossain
02	Benail	Nazir Hossen
03	Jotbani	Eyakub
04	Katla	Hafizur Rahman
05	Khanpur	Shahidul Islam
06	Mukundapur	Abdur Razzaq
07	Pali Prayagpur	Rahmat Ali

Economy

The main sources of income Agriculture 68.37%, non-agricultural labourer 2.92%, industry 0.86%, commerce 13.08%, transport and communication 2.64%, service 5.1%, construction 0.67%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.17% and others 6.03%. Ownership of agricultural land landowner 57.24%, landless 42.76%; agricultural landowner: urban 44.34% and rural 61.34%. The main crops of Birampur are paddy, wheat, corn, jute, potato, vegetables. Mustard, sugarcane and sesame are near extinction. The main fruits are mango, banana, jackfruit, and blackberry. There are 17 fisheries, dairies and poultries.

Contributions

Liberation War 1971

History of the War of Liberation On 20 April 1971, the Pak army killed a few hundred innocent people at Charar Hat of Birampur. Seven Pakistani soldiers and 16 freedom fighters were killed in a direct encounter between the freedom fighters and the Pakistan army at Ketra Hat. On 4 December the general public of the upazila attacked a military vehicle of the Pak army at Beparitola and killed a number of Pak soldiers.

Education

The number of colleges are 5, and respectively textile institute 1, secondary schools 38, primary school 162, madrasa 28. And there is also a digital school here, named Birampur ICT school.

Educational institutions

• Birampur Government College (1964)
• Birampur Mahila Degree College (1989)
• Birampur Technical and Management College (2001)
• Adarsha High School and Vocational Institute (1994)
• Birampur Pilot High School (1945)
• Ekair Mangalpur High School (1930)
• Shibpur High School (1951)
• Birampur Government Girl's High School (1971)
• Ideal High School (1998)
• Shiyala Government Primary School (1964)
• Bijul Darul Huda Kamil Madrasa (1958)
• Mukundapur Senior Madrasa (1974)
• Birampur ICT School (2018)
• Katla High School (1966)

Gallery

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  Birampur Railway Station

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

На других языках

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- [en] Birampur Upazila

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[ru] Бирампур

Бирампур (бенг. বিরামপুর, англ. Birampur) — город и муниципалитет на севере Бангладеш, административный центр одноимённого подокруга. Муниципалитет был основан в 1995 году. Площадь города равна 11,22 км². По данным переписи 2001 года, в городе проживало 34 587 человек, из которых мужчины составляли 51,02 %, женщины — соответственно 48,98 %. Уровень грамотности населения составлял 43,1 % (при среднем по Бангладеш показателе 43,1 %).

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