Bhurungamari Upazila

Bhurungamari () is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Bhurungamari is located at . It has 33984 households and total area 236 km2.
Demographics.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhurungamari has a population of 176822. Males constitute 50.38% of the population, and females 49.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88435. Bhurungamari has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration.
Bhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Andhari Shar, Bhurungamari, Boldia, Bangasonahat, Char Bhurungamari, Joymarirhat, Paiker Chhara, Pathardubi, Shilkhuri, and Tilai. The union parishads are subdivided into 70 mauzas and 126 villages.
Transport.
Railway links.
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.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.
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.
Developments.
An inland port has been set up at Sonahat.
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. 