Barakharpan Union
Barakharpan Union
বরখাপন ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 25°02′14″N 90°55′04″E / 25.037149°N 90.917760°E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Netrokona District |
| Upazila | Kalmakanda Upazila |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,502 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Barakharpan Union (Bengali: বরখাপন ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Kalmakanda Upazila of Netrokona District in northern Bangladesh
Area Overview
[edit]Kalmakanda Thana (police station) was established in 1941 and it became an upazila in 1983. Bulk of the people in the upazila depend on agriculture for a living. The upazila has one health complex, two satellite clinics, eight family planning centres and a TB and leprosy control centre. [1]
Geography
[edit]Barakharpan Union has an area of 9,131 acres (3,695 ha).[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Barakharpan Union had 4,167 households with a total population of 17,502, of which 8,457 were males and 9,044 females. [2] Muslims numbered11,292, Hindus 6,207. [3]
Barakharpan Union had a literacy rate of 35.1 %.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kalmakanda Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 119" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Table C-03: Population by Religion, Location and Community, 2022, Page 238" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 25 June 2026.