Biral Upazila
Biral (Bengali: বিরল) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Biral বিরল | |
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Upazila | |
Biral Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°32′E | |
Country | |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Dinajpur District |
Area | |
• Total | 352.16 km2 (135.97 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 204,420 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Biral |
Geography
Biral is located at 25.6333°N 88.5333°E . It has 37993 households and total area 352.16 km².
Biral Upazila is bounded by Bochaganj and Kaharole Upazilas on the north, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila and Punarbhaba River on the east, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila and Gangarampur and Kushmandi CD Blocks in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south, and Bochaganj Upazila, Kaliaganj CD Block in Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India and Kushmandi on the west.[2][3][4]
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Biral has a population of 204420. Males constitute 52.57% of the population, and females 47.43%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 101819. Biral has an average literacy rate of 27.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]
Administration
Biral has 11 unions/wards, 241 mauzas/mahallas, and 235 villages.
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Biral railway station
References
- Md. Mizanur Rahman, "Biral Upazila", in Sirajul Islam (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Biral Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "District Census Handbook 2011 Dakshin Dinajpur" (PDF). Map of Dakshin Dinajpur showing CD Blocks on the fourth page. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.