The name Burichang came from Buddhi Chiyang

History and Background:

Burichang upazila came into existence in 1916 as thana. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. It is learnt that in the 11th century a group of Chinese travelers visited the present area of Burichang upazila headquarters.

The Chinese travelers during their visit met a considerable number of highly educated and scholarly persons and became very much charmed at their intelligence meaning Buddhi in Bengali. They named the area as Buddhi Chiyang meaning the land of intelligent peoples. It is generally believed that the present upazila name Burichang might be the phonetic corruption of the name Buddhi Chiyang.

Area and Location:

The upazila occupies an area of 163.76 sq. km or 63.22 sq. mile. It is located between 23°28' and 23°37' north latitudes and between 91°02' and 91°13' east longitudes. The upazila is bounded on the north by Brahmanpara upazila and India, on the east by Comilla Sadar upazila, on the south by Chandina and Comilla sadar upazilas and on the west by Debidwar upazila.

Some useful information's could help you about Burichang Upazila / Thana taken from the Bangladesh National Census Report - 2011 from The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics:

Population (Enumerated):
Total Population : 3,01,825 (in 2001: 2,59,265)
Number of Male : 1,45,982 (in 2001: 1,33,469)
Number of Female : 1,55,843 (in 2001: 1,25,796)
Urban : 12,776 (in 2001: 9,269)
Rural : 2,89,049 (in 2001: 2,49,996)
Annual Growth Rate : 1.51 (in 2001: 1.27)



Population (Adjusted):
Total Population : 3,13,326 (in 2001: 2,70,961)
Number of Male : 1,51,545 (in 2001: 1,39,489)
Number of Female : 1,61,781 (in 2001: 1,31,472)



Households:
Total number of Households : 58,402 (in 2001: 44,781)
Urban : 2,472 (in 2001: 1,848)
Rural : 55,930 (in 2001: 42,933)



Area:
Total Area (Sq. Km.) : 163.76
Total Area (Sq. Mile) : 63.22
Density per Square Kilometer : 1843 (in 2001: 1583)
Density per Square Mile :  4773 (in 2001 - 4100)
Urbanization (%) : 4.23% (in 2001 - 3.58%)



Literacy:
Both male and female : 57.0% (in 2001: 49.8%)
Male only : 58.4% (in 2001: 53.7%)
Female only : 55.8% (in 2001: 45.6%)



School / College Attendance Report (between 5 to 24 years):
Both male and female : 58.4% (in 2001: 51.5%)
Male only : 60.5% (in 2001: 53.9%)
Female only : 56.4% (in 2001: 48.9%)



Geographic info:
Total number of Union : 8 (in 2001: 8)
Total number of Mouza : 149 (in 2001: 150)
Total number of Village : 172 (in 2001: 172)
Total number of Pouroshava : 0
Total number of Paura Ward : 0
Total number of Paura Mahalla : 0

That's all for today for the Burichang Upazila. For further information's about Census and others info visit site of  Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. If you think something is missing, feel free to make any comments below. 

Thanks a lot.



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