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Bhurungamari

ভুরুঙ্গামারী
Bhurungamari ভুরুঙ্গামারী
Upazila
	Coordinates: 26°7.5′N 89°41′E / 26.1250°N 89.683°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Kurigram
Area
• Total	236.26 km2 (91.22 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	255,548
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5670
Website	Official Map of Bhurungamari

Bhurungamari (Bengali: ভুরুঙ্গামারী) is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bhurungamari is located at 26°07′30″N 89°41′00″E / 26.1250°N 89.6833°E / 26.1250; 89.6833. It has 57,005 households and total area 236.26 km².

Demographics

Religions in Bhurungamari Upazila (2022)^[3]
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.38%
Hinduism			1.61%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bhurungamari Upazila had 57,005 households and a population of 231,538. 54,360 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Bhurungamari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 29,683 (12.82%) lived in urban areas.^[4]^[5]

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Bhurungamari has a population of 176,822. Males constitute are 50.38% of the population, and females 49.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88,435. Bhurungamari has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[6]

Administration

Bhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Andharijhar, Bhurungamari, Boldia, Bangasonahat, Char Bhurungamari, Joymarirhat, Paiker Chhara, Pathardubi, Shilkhuri, and Tilai. The union parishads are subdivided into 70 mauzas and 126 villages.^[4]

Transport

Railway links

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5miles

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S

T

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L

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Brahmaputra
River

Gangadhar River

River

Dudhkumar

Dharla River

Golokganj

RS

Sonahat
Land Port

R

Bhurungamari

R

Mogalhat

RS

Gitaldaha (old)

RS

New Gitaldaha

RS

Bamanhat

RS

Places in the south-eastern portion of Dinhata subdivision in Cooch Behar district, western part of Dhubri district, northern part of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts, all linked with development of railways in the area
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, RS: railway station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Bhurngamari. The rail link was closed after the partition of India in 1947.^[7] Possibilities of resumption of traffic through the Bhurugamari-Sonahat section was discussed when the resumption of rail traffic between India and Pakistan took place in 1955.^[8]

Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'interactive' (the larger version) - it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.

Developments

An inland port has been set up at Sonahat.^[9]^[10]

In 2018, the existing road bridge across the Dudhkumar River was found to be weak and a new bridge was sanctioned, along with a new highway. The Kurigram (Daserhat)-Nageshwari-Bhurungamari-Sonahat Land port road is to be converted to a national highway.^[7]

References

^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. 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. 21 October 2024.
^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kurigram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-277-1.
^ ^a ^b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
^ ^a ^b "Govt to build highway to boost trade thu Sonahat land port". The Daily Sun, 30 December 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "Agreement on Resumption of Rail Traffic, 15 April 1955". Media Center, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "Overview" (PDF). item 11. Bangladesh Land Port Authority. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ "বাংলাদেশ – ভারত স্থল বন্দর সমূহ এক নজরে {Bangladesh-India Land Ports At a Glance". Bengali. vromoninfo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

External links

Hossain, Md Kamal (2012). "Bhurungamari Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.