Burichang Upazila
Burichang, also known as Burichong, is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
History
Raghunath Tarkavachaspati, a Bramhin scholar in the subject of logic migrated from Dingshai village now in West Bengal in the 17th century to establish the village of Burichang on the land granted to him by Chhatra Manikya the Maharaja of Tripura to start a Tola.Geography
Burichang is located at. It has 58,402 households and a total area of.which is located at the extreme near the Upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. The Gumti River flows through this upazila. There is a lot of green forests here. There are some kinds of birds and wild animals. Moreover, there are snakes and reptiles. There are mud houses here. Jackfruit, mango, blackberry, litchi, many more fruit trees can be seen. Burichang village area is within the municipality and the value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, has increased significantly.Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Burichang Upazila had 77,845 households and a population of 349,633. 11.04% of the population were under 5 years of age. Burichang had a literacy rate of 79.63%: 80.81% for males and 78.60% for females, and a sex ratio of 88.99 males for every 100 females. 34,186 lived in urban areas.According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Burichang Upazila had 58,402 households and a population of 301,825. 76,424 were under 10 years of age. Burichang had a literacy rate of 57.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1067 females per 1000 males. 12,776 lived in urban areas.