Barakharpan Union

Barakharpan Union
বরখাপন ইউনিয়ন
Barakharpan Union is located in Bangladesh
Barakharpan Union
Barakharpan Union
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°02′14″N 90°55′04″E / 25.037149°N 90.917760°E / 25.037149; 90.917760
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictNetrokona District
UpazilaKalmakanda Upazila
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
17,502
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Barakharpan Union (Bengali: বরখাপন ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Kalmakanda Upazila of Netrokona District in northern Bangladesh

Area Overview

Kalmakanda Thana (police station) was established in 1941 and it became an upazila in 1983. Bulk of the people in the upazila depend on agriculture for a living. The upazila has one health complex, two satellite clinics, eight family planning centres and a TB and leprosy control centre.

Geography

Barakharpan Union has an area of 9,131 acres (3,695 ha).

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Barakharpan Union had 4,167 households with a total population of 17,502, of which 8,457 were males and 9,044 females. Muslims numbered11,292, Hindus 6,207.

Barakharpan Union had a literacy rate of 35.1 %.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kalmakanda Upazila". Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Table C-01: Household, Population and Sex Ratio by Location and Community, 2022, page 119" (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022 – Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Table C-03: Population by Religion, Location and Community, 2022, Page 238" (PDF). Population and Housing Centre 2022, Community Report Netrokona. Retrieved 25 June 2026.