Brahmanpara Upazila

Brahmanpara is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.GeographyIt has a total area of 128.9 km².DemographicsAccording to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Brahmanpara It had a population of 161,906 living in 26,493 households. Males constituted 50.98% of the population and females 49.02%. The population of 18 and older was 72,500. Brahmanpara had an average literacy rate of 32.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.AdministrationBrahmanpara has 8 Unions/Wards, 54 Mauzas/Mahallas and 900 villages.The incumbent MP in this Thana is Abdul Matin Khasru, the former Law, Justice and parliamentary minister. The Upazila chairman is Jahangir Khan Chowdhury.Ariful Islam Bhuiya (Khokan) is the Chair of Chandla Union. His first term ran from 2003 to 2011 and is in his second. Md Nazrul Islam is the Comilla Chair.