Bhurungamari Upazila

Bhurungamari is located at {{coord|26.1250|N|89.6833|E|}}. It has 57,005 households and total area 236.26 km².

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bhurungamari Upazila had 57,005 households and a population of 231,538. 54,360 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Bhurungamari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 29,683 (12.82%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Kurigram.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Kurigram district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Kurigram.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

As of the 1991 Census of Bangladesh, Bhurungamari has a population of 176,822. Males constitute are 50.38% of the population, and females 49.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88,435. Bhurungamari has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

Bhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Andharijhar, Bhurungamari, Boldia, Bangasonahat, Char Bhurungamari, Joymarirhat, Paiker Chhara, Pathardubi, Shilkhuri, and Tilai. The union parishads are subdivided into 70 mauzas and 126 villages.

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| coord={{coord|26|4|0|N|89|40|40|E}}| float=left|caption=Places in the south-eastern portion of Dinhata subdivision in Cooch Behar district, western part of Dhubri district, northern part of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts, all linked with development of railways in the area
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, RS: railway station
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|mark-coord4={{coord|25|59|32|N|89|27|6|E}}| label-pos4=right|label4=Mogalhat| numbered4=RS| mark-title4= Mogalhat Railway Station (RS)

|mark-coord5={{coord|25|54|10|N|89|26|30|E}}| label-pos5=right|label5=Lalmonirhat| numbered5=RS| mark-title5= Lalmonirhat Railway Station (RS)

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|mark-coord8={{coord|26|6|29|N|89|50|40|E}}| label-pos8=right|label8= Golokganj| numbered8=RS| mark-title8= Golokganj railway station (R)

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|mark-coord13={{coord|25|55|10|N|89|47|0|E}}|label13= Brahmaputra |labela13= River| label-color13 = #77A1CB| label-angle13=120| label-pos13=top| label-size13=10| mark-size13=0| mark-title13=none

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During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Bhurngamari. The rail link was closed after the partition of India in 1947.{{cite web | url =https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/360397/Govt-to-build-highway-to-boost-trade-thru-Sonahat-land-port | title = Govt to build highway to boost trade thu Sonahat land port | publisher = The Daily Sun, 30 December 2018 |accessdate = 1 August 2020}} Possibilities of resumption of traffic through the Bhurugamari-Sonahat section was discussed when the resumption of rail traffic between India and Pakistan took place in 1955.{{cite web | url = https://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/7701/Agreement+on+Resumption+of+Rail+Traffic| title = Agreement on Resumption of Rail Traffic, 15 April 1955| publisher = Media Center, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India |accessdate = 31 July 2020}}

Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'interactive' (the larger version) - it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.

An inland port has been set up at Sonahat.{{cite web | url = http://bsbk.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bsbk.portal.gov.bd/page/1da6d5ad_5287_4dc7_8146_0326260b1894/overview%20(Sep%2716).pdf | title = Overview | work= item 11| publisher = Bangladesh Land Port Authority |accessdate = 1 August 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://vromoninfo.com/land-ports-of-bangladesh-between-india/ | title = বাংলাদেশ – ভারত স্থল বন্দর সমূহ এক নজরে {Bangladesh-India Land Ports At a Glance| work= Bengali | publisher = vromoninfo.com|accessdate = 1 August 2020}}

In 2018, the existing road bridge across the Dudhkumar River was found to be weak and a new bridge was sanctioned, along with a new highway. The Kurigram (Daserhat)-Nageshwari-Bhurungamari-Sonahat Land port road is to be converted to a national highway.

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• {{cite book |last=Hossain |first=Md Kamal |year=2012 |chapter=Bhurungamari Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhurungamari_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}

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