Bancharampur Upazila

Bancharampur (বাঞ্ছারামপুর) is an upazila (administrative region similar to a county) in the Brahmanbaria District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography
Bancharampur is located at 23.7778°N, 90.8084°W. It covers an area of 219.38 km2.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bancharampur Upazila had 59,699 households and a population of 298,430. 82,530 (27.65%) were under 10 years of age. Bancharampur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.53%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1145 females per 1000 males. 18,621 (6.24%) lived in urban areas.

Administration
Bancharampur Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Ayabpur, Bancharampur, Dariadaulat, Darikandi, Fardabad, Manikpur, Pahariyakandi, Rupasdi, Saifullyakandi, Salimabad, Sonarampur, Tezkhali, and Ujanchar. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 121 villages.

Notable People

 * Ahmed Akbar Sobhan - businessman