Bonpara is a paurashava (municipal corporation) in Baraigram Upazila of Natore District in north-western Bangladesh . It has a total population of around 22867.[ 2] [ 3]
Catholic Christian missionaries in the Bhawal region cleared the woods and founded human settlements in the late 1920s. Because of the abundance of woods, it is called Bonpara. Initially, only Christians lived in this neighborhood, but other faiths eventually moved in. At the moment, all faiths may be found here.
Bonpara was incorporated as a municipality on December 31, 2002.[ 2]
Bonpara Pourashava: A Glimpse at a Glance [ edit ]
Particular[ 3]
Details
Established
31/12/2002
Category
"B" Category
Area
6.92 sq km
Number of Wards
9
Total Population
22,867
Male
11,375
Female
11,492
Total Voter
13,853
Male
6,627
Female
6,989
Literacy Rate
74%
Birth Registration Rate
100%
Sanitation Rate
100%
Employed
26%
Businessmen and Others
29%
Agriculturists
45%
Birth Rate
1.67%
Death Rate
0.84%
Educational Institutions [ edit ]
Type
Number
Colleges/Universities
2
Higher Secondary Schools
3
Technical Colleges
1
Government Primary Schools
4
Non-Government Primary Schools
3
Madrasahs
9
Religious Institutions [ edit ]
Type
Number
Mosques
27
Temples
7
Churches
2
Graveyards
11
Crematoriums
3
Eidgah
12
Type
Number
Upazila Parishad
1
Highway Thana
1
Police Investigation Center
1
Non-Government Hospitals
5
Charitable/Mission Hospitals
1
Petrol Pumps
1
NGOs
7
Telephone Exchanges
1
Auto Rice Mills
1
Chicken Feed Mills
1
Rice Mills
26
Sawmills
14
Shaheed Dr. Ayonul Haque Foundation
1
Type
Length (km)
RHD Roads
8.4
Unpaved Roads
77
Paved Roads
6.10
Semi-paved Roads
10.50
Total Roads
102
Unpaved Drains
1.670
Paved Drains
0.330
Total
2.00
Type
Number
Municipal Holdings
4,881
Government Holdings
16
Residential Holdings
4,400
Commercial Holdings
445
Cultivated Land Area
1,384 acres
Uncultivated Land Area
913 acres
Municipal Land Ownership:
41%
Markets and Utilities [ edit ]
Type
Number
Markets
1
Municipal Supplied Tubewells
92
Staff and Employees [ edit ]
Type
Number
Permanent
22
Temporary
2
Community Police
3
Cleaning Staff
5
Banks/Insurance
8
Christian Mission
1
Non-Government Markets
13
Residential Hotels
1
Ponds
32
River (Canal)
1
Baraigram Upazila Chairman Murder [ edit ]
Sanaullah Noor Babu, the chairman of Baraigram upazila, was murdered on October 8, 2010.[ 4]
On Oct. 5, Sunil Gomes was killed at his grocery store.[ 5]
Bonpara bazar, 1965
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Bonpara, 1965
St Josephs High School, Bonpara, 1965
"Kacha ghor" bedroom hut in Bonpara, 1966
Young couple at home, 1966
Traditional wall decoration, Bonpara, 1966
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