# Bhuapur Upazila

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This article is about the Upazila. For the Town, see [Bhuapur](/source/Bhuapur).

Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bhuiyanpur Upazila ভূঞাপুর, ভুয়াপুর Upazila Bhuanpur Upazila Bangabandhu Bridge over the Jamuna Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E / 24.4583°N 89.867°E / 24.4583; 89.867 Country Bangladesh Division Dhaka District Tangail Area • Total 225.00 km2 (86.87 sq mi) Population (2022)[1] • Total 217,327 • Density 965.90/km2 (2,501.7/sq mi) Time zone UTC+6 (BST) Postal code 1960[2] Area code 09223[3] Website bhuapur.tangail.gov.bd

Bhuapur Upazila mauza geocode map

**Bhuyanpur** ([Bengali](/source/Bengali_language): ভূঞাপুর) is an [upazila](/source/Upazila) of [Tangail District](/source/Tangail_District)[4] in the Division of [Dhaka](/source/Dhaka_Division), [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).

## Geography

[Bhuapur](/source/Bhuapur) is located at [24°27′30″N 89°52′00″E / 24.4583°N 89.8667°E / 24.4583; 89.8667](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bhuapur_Upazila&params=24.4583_N_89.8667_E_). It has 46,412 households and total area of 225.00 km2. The upazila is surrounded by [Gopalpur](/source/Gopalpur_Upazila) & [Sarishabari Upazila](/source/Sarishabari_Upazila) on the north, [Kalihati Upazila](/source/Kalihati_Upazila) on the south, [Gopalpur](/source/Gopalpur_Upazila) and [Ghatail Upazila](/source/Ghatail_Upazila) on the east, and the [Jamuna River](/source/Jamuna_River) on the west.

## Demographics

Religions in Bhuanpur Upazila (2022)[5] Religion Percent Islam 97.08% Hinduism 2.90% Other or not stated 0.02%

According to the [2022 Bangladeshi census](/source/2022_Bangladeshi_census), Bhuapur Upazila had 56,679 households and a population of 217,327. 9.43% of the population were under 5 years of age. Bhuapur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.05%: 72.13% for males and 68.03% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.96 males for every 100 females. 42,422 (19.52%) lived in urban areas.[5]

According to the [2011 Census of Bangladesh](/source/2011_Bangladesh_census), Bhuapur Upazila had 46,412 households and a population of 189,913. 45,885 (24.16%) were under 10 years of age. Bhuapur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1059 females per 1000 males. 28,708 (15.12%) lived in urban areas.[6][7]

At the 1991 [census](/source/Census) [Bhuapur](/source/Bhuapur) had a population of 177,095, of whom 87,854 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.65% of the population, and females 48.35%. Bhuyanpur had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[8]

## Administration

Bhuapur Upazila is divided into Bhuapur Municipality and six [union parishads](/source/Union_parishad): [Arjuna](/source/Arjuna_Union), [Aloa](/source/Aloa_Union), [Falda](/source/Falda_Union), [Gabsara](/source/Gabsara_Union), [Gobindashi](/source/Gobindashi_Union), and [Nikrail](/source/Nikrail_Union). The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 128 villages.[6]

Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 [mahallas](/source/Mahalla).[6]

## Notable residents

- [Salma Khatun](/source/Salma_Khatun_(train_driver)), Bangladesh's first female locomotive driver, graduated from Aurjuna Mohsin High School.[9]

- [Afran Nisho](/source/Afran_Nisho)

## See also

- [Bhuapur](/source/Bhuapur)

- [Upazilas of Bangladesh](/source/Upazilas_of_Bangladesh)

- [Districts of Bangladesh](/source/Districts_of_Bangladesh)

- [Divisions of Bangladesh](/source/Divisions_of_Bangladesh)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2022_1-0)** [*National Report*](https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf) (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics](/source/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics). November 2023. p. 399. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-9844752016](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-9844752016).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-postalcode_2-0)** ["Bangladesh Postal Code"](https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/05d22821-5b3e-49f3-896a-bc2cb1ba3cfe). 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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-areacode_3-0)** ["Bangladesh Area Code"](https://www.rebtel.com/en/international-calling-guide/phone-codes/bangladesh). Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Banglapedia_4-0)** Md Kaiser (2012), ["Bhuapur Upazila"](http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhuapur_Upazila), in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), *Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh* (Second ed.), [Asiatic Society of Bangladesh](/source/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2022census_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2022census_5-1) [*Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail*](http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021/Dhaka%20Division/District%20Report%20Tangail%20Full.pdf) (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics](/source/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics). June 2024. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-984-475-273-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-984-475-273-3).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census2011_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census2011_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-census2011_6-2) ["Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220929201707/http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf) (PDF). *bbs.gov.bd*. [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics](/source/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics). Archived from [the original](http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf) (PDF) on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-12-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-community_7-0)** ["Community Tables: Tangail district"](http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/C_Tangail.pdf) (PDF). *bbs.gov.bd*. [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics](/source/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics). 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census_8-0)** ["Population Census Wing, BBS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm) on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Salma Khatun, the first female loco master in Bangladesh"](https://www.theindependentbd.com/post/222322). *The Independent*. Dhaka. 4 November 2019.

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