Barkashia Birampur Union

Barkashia Birampur Union
বড়কাশিয়া বিরামপুর ইউনিয়ন
Barkashia Birampur Union is located in Bangladesh
Barkashia Birampur Union
Barkashia Birampur Union
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°52′18″N 90°58′17″E / 24.871667°N 90.971389°E / 24.871667; 90.971389
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
UpazilaMohanganj Upazila
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
19,894
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Barkashia Birampur Union (Bengali: বড়কাশিয়া বিরামপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Mohanganj Upazila of Netrokona District in northern Bangladesh

History

During the rule of the Hindu rulers, the area, known in later days as the eastern part of Mymensingh district, was covered with thick forests and was ruled by Koch, Hajong and Garo people, Towards the end of the 13th century, Baisya Garo ruled over the area. In the Muslim era, around the 14th century, the area west of the Meghna River was called the Bhati region. After the ascent of the independent late medieval Sultan of the Bengal Sultanate, Alauddin Husain Shah in 1498, the Mymensingh area came under Muslim rule.[1]

Personality

Sailajaranjan Majumdar (19 July 1900 – 24 May 1992) a distinguished exponent and teacher of Rabindra Sangeet, the son of Ramanikishore and Saralasundari Majumdar, was born at Baham.[2][3]

Geography

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In the Bengal District Gazetteers – Mymensingh, F.A.Sachse, ICS, described this area in 1917 as, “The general characteristic of the Mymensingh villages which lie near the hills is their extreme flatness, and there are unusually long unbroken stretches of paddy land. There are few trees, and the khals are very narrow, but extremely deep down in their beds and difficult to cross... Palm trees grow in every basti, the most useful being the cocoanut (Narikel ; Cocos nucifera).[4]

Barkashia Birampur Union has a total area of 5,338 acres (2,160 ha).[5]

The Kangsha River flows in this region.[6][7]

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Barkashia Birampur Union had 4,489 households and had a total population of 19,894 of which males numbered 9,844 and females numbered 10,048.[8] Muslims numbered 17,434, Hindus 2,580 .[9]

Barkashia Birampur Union had a literacy rate of 42.0%.[5]

References

  1. ↑ ’A History of Mymensingh District’ in Bengali by Kedarnath Mazumdar, published by Anandadhara Dhaka 2005
  2. ↑ Bose, Anjali (editor), 2004, Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) Vol 2, (in Bengali), p 337, ISBN 81-86806-98-9 (set) and ISBN 81-86806-99-7 (Vol 2).
  3. ↑ "Sailajaranjan Majumdar (1901-1976)". Visva Bharati. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bengal District Gazetteers – Mymensingh by F.A.Sachse, ICS". Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, Writers’ Buildings, Calcutta 1917. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Mohanganj Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. ↑ "Kangsa River". Banglapedia. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kangsha gasps for survival". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 143" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Table C-03: Population by Religion, Location and Community, 2022, Page 256" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
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