Bairag Union
Bairag Union
বৈরাগ ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Bairag Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′N 91°51′E / 22.233°N 91.850°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Anwara Upazila |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 30,545 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4376[1] |
| Website | boiragup |
Bairag Union (Bengali: বৈরাগ ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Anwara Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 30,545.[3]
Area
The area of Bairag Union is 4,013 acres (16.24 square kilometers).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Bairag Union had a population of 30,545, of which 15,759 were males and 14,786 were females. The total number of households was 5,662.[4][3]
Geography
Bairag Union is located in the north-western part of Anwara Upazila, approximately 7 kilometers from the upazila headquarters. It is bounded on the south by Barasat Union and Battali Union, on the east by Chatari Union, on the north by Bara Uthan Union of Karnaphuli Upazila, and on the west by the Karnaphuli River and Ward No. 41 (South Patenga) of Chattogram City Corporation.
Administration
Bairag Union is the 1st Union Parishad under Anwara Upazila. The administrative activities of this union fall under the jurisdiction of Anwara Thana. It is part of Chittagong-13 (Constituency 290) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The villages of Bairag Union are:[5]
| No | Village |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bairag |
| 2 | Guapanchak |
| 3 | Badalpura |
| 4 | Majher Char |
| 5 | Rangadia |
| 6 | Bandar |
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Bairag Union had a literacy rate of 62.7%.[4][3]
Rivers and canals
The north-western part of Bairag Union is traversed by the Karnaphuli River.[6]
Markets
The main markets of Bairag Union are Chatori Choumuhni Bazar, Mahal Khan Bazar and Deyang Bazar.[7]
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Momtaz, Ahmed. "Anowara Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "National data on union statistics" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "গ্রামভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা" [Village-wise population]. raipurup.chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "খাল ও নদী" [Rivers and canals]. boiragup.chittagong.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "হাট-বাজারের-তালিকা" [List of markets]. boiragup.chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 August 2025.