Burhanuddin Upazila

Burhanuddin Upazila (bhola district) area 284.67 sq km, located in between 22°21' and 22°34' north latitudes and in between 90°35' and 90°51' east longitudes. It is bounded by bhola sadar and daulatkhan upazilas on the north, lalmohan on the south, tazumuddin upazila on the east, bauphal upazila on the west.

Population Total 233860; male 115033, female 118827 (Census 2011); Muslim 230900, Hindu 13174, Buddhist 14 and others 49 (Census 2001).

Water bodies Main rivers: tentulia, Betua, Gangapur; Deula beel and Meghna-Shabazpur channel are notable.

Administration Burhanuddin Thana was formed in 1928 and it was turned into an upazila on 15 April 1983.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	9	57	46	38401	195459	822	50.9 (2001)	45.4

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
3.27 (2001)	9	13	13110	2937 (2001)	69.0

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
25.66 (2001)	3	25291	1015 (2001)	56.3

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Kachia 47	6408	16808	16914	48.2
Kutba 57	5702	10868	11378	58.6
Gangapur 28	10982	8245	8479	45.0
Tabgi 95	6337	15653	16060	50.6
Deula 19	6192	10135	11366	34.3
Pakshia 66	6433	11641	12040	43.9
Bara Manika 16	6928	17898	19026	45.0
Sachra 76	5046	9545	9886	36.1
Hassan Nagar 38	5293	7487	7321	57.0

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics Mosque of Burhanuddin Chowdhury Bari, Talukdar Bari at Deula, Dighi of Mangal, Revenue office of Saji, Maniram Math.

War of Liberation During the war of liberation in 1971 there had been an encounter between the freedom fighters (led by Siddiqur Rahman) and the Pak army at Sachra-Deula. On 22 October the Pak army set many houses of the villages Tetulia, Betua and Deula on fire. Siddiqur Rahman with his compatriots attacked the Pak army at Deula Dighir Par in which about 50 Pakistani soldiers and their collaborator, and the Officer in Charge (OC) of the Thana were killed. On 29 October the freedom fighters attacked Burhanuddin Police Station, following which the Pak army entered the villages and killed many people indiscriminately. A memorial monument has been built in front of the upazila complex.

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

Religious institutions Mosque 457, temple 25.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 47.9%; male 49.2%, female 46.7%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 31, primary school 146, community primary school 1, kindergarten 4, NGO school 70, madrasa 110. Noted educational institutions: Abdul Jabber College (1972), Burhanuddin Mohila Degree College (1995), Burhanuddin High School (1917), Mirzakalu High School (1920), Kutba Secondary School (1988), Burhanuddin Alia Madrasa (1921).

Newspapers and periodicals Monthly: Palli Chitra; wall magazine; Deyalika (irregular)|

Cultural organisations Library 1, club 205, theatre group 3, cinema hall 3, playground 57, literary academy 1.

Main sources of income Agriculture 66.37%, non-agricultural labourer 4.09%, commerce 11.29%, transport and communication 2.65%, industry 0.35%, service 6.14%, construction 2.05%, religious service 0.37%, rent and remittance 0.98% and others 5.71%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 59.89%, landless 40.11%; agricultural landowner: urban 58.96% and rural 60.06%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, potato, ground nut, pulses, sugarcane, chilli, betel leaf, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed, mustard seed.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, watermelon, papaya, banana, betel nut, coconut, futi.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 46, dairy 1, poultry 38, hatchery 47.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 154.69 km, semi-pucca 29.25 km, mud road 131.33 km, waterway 48.5 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart.

Noted Manufactories Flour mill, saw mill, oil mill.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, potteries, bamboo work, wood work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 30, fairs 3, most noted of which are Burhanuddin Hat, Mirzakalu Hat, Raniganj Hat, Khayer Hat, Charak Mela and Chaitra Songkranti Mela.

Main exports Paddy, jute, betel leaf, betel nut, chilli, fish.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 25.1% dwellings have access to electricity.

Natural resources Natural gas (Shabazpur).

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.5%, tap 0.2% and others 2.3%.

Sanitation 63.6% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 31.0% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 5.4% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 8, veterinary hospital 1.

NGO activities brac, proshika, asa. [Sayed Mustaba Ahmad Khan]

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