Bhuapur Upazila

Bhuapur Upazila (tangail district) area 225.00 sq km, located in between 24°23' and 24'°35' north latitudes and in between 89°44' and 89°54' east longitudes. It is bounded by gopalpur and sarishabari upazilas on the north, kalihati upazilas on the south, Kalihati, ghatail and Gopalpur upazilas on the east, Jamuna river and sirajganj sadar upazila on the west.

Population Total 189913; male 92230, female 97683; Muslim 183748, Hindu 6146, Buddhist 2, Christian 4 and others 13.

Water bodies jamuna river and Bhuapur beel are notable.

Administration Bhuapur Thana was formed in 1974 and it was turned into an upazila on 24 March 1983.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	6	93	128	28708	161205	844	59.0	41.0

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
13.69	9	21	28708	2097	59.0

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Papulation		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Arjuna 13	9901	12689	14104	41.1
Aloa 27	4835	13301	14199	42.9
Gabsara 54	15924	12076	14602	27.3
Gobindasi 67	4347	16435	17004	46.4
Nikrail 81	10267	13103	12638	42.3
Falda 40	4792	10504	10993	46.1

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

War of Liberation The Sarbadalio Sangram Parishad (the all party resistance Council) hoisted the flag of Bangladesh in a meeting held on 28 March 1971 at the foot of the Bhuapur College Shahid Minar. On 11 August the freedom fighters challenged a Pakistani river vessel carrying huge amount of arms and ammunitions at Sirajkandi and captured it. The freedom fighters later burnt the vessel. On 17 November the Pak army brutally killed 32 innocent persons at village Chhabisha of this upazila; they also set 350 houses on fire. There is a mass grave at Palsa School playground and a memorial sculpture has been established at the Ibrahim Kha College premises.

For details: see ভূঞাপুর উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৭।

Religious institutions Mosque 135, temple 7. Noted religious institutions: Kismat Moria Mosque, Falda Jami Mosque, Kalidaha temple.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 43.8%; male 46.6%, female 41.2%. Educational institutions: college 5, secondary school 27, primary school 104, madrasa 21. Noted educational institutions: Ibrahim Kha College (1948), Shamsher Fakir College (1986), Palashia Rani Dinomoni High School (1918), Falda Ramsundar Union High School (1925), Gobindasi High School (1930), Bhuapur Pilot High School (1941), Bhuapur Pilot Girls High School (1941), Bhuapur Fazil Madrasa (1976).

Cultural organisations Club 1, cinema hall 2, library 5,' theatre group 6, literary society 2, cultural organisation 4.

Important installations bangabandhu jamuna multipurpose bridge.

Main sources of income Agriculture 54.61%, non-agircultural labourer 2.45%, industry 1.16%, commerce 14.73%, transport and communication 4.39%, service 9.01%, construction 1.97%, religious service 0.19%, rent and remittance 0.61% and others 10.88%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 62.87%, landless 37.13%. Percentage of ownership of agricultural land is 62.03% in urban area as against 62.99% in rural area.

Main crops Paddy, jute, mustard, wheat, potato, pulse, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Peanut, linseed, kaun, sugarcane.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 20, dairy 15 and Poultry 300.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca road 77.42 km, Semi-pucca road 7.39 km, mud road 313.6 km; railway 12 km, waterway 15 km. Bridge 26.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Bullock cart, 'horse carriage, palanquin, dhuli.

Noted manufactories Textile mill, rice mill, still mill, wood furniture factory, agricultural machine factory.

Cottage industries 'Goldsmith, blacksmith, embroidery, woodworks, bamboo work, cane work, nakshi shika.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 16, fairs 6. Bhuapur Hat, Shialkhot Hat, Nikrail Hat, Kuthibayra Hat, Gobindasi Hat, Durgapur Hat are notable.

Main exports Jute, leather, potato, vegetables, mustard.

Access to electricity All the unions of this upazila are under rural electrification net-work; however, 47.8% dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.4%, tap 0.2 % and others 2.4%.

Sanitation 59.3% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 36.5% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 4.2% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 7, satellite clinic 2, village health centre 14, clinic 3.

NGO activities brac, asa, Serve, caritas, Barendra, SRC, Mukh. [Md Kaiser]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Bhuapur Upazila 2007.