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Bhairab
Bengali: ভৈরব
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Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge over the Meghna River
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  Bhairab Location in Dhaka division Show map of Dhaka division Bhairab Bhairab (Bangladesh) Show map of Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°02′40″N 90°59′10″E / 24.044577°N 90.986052°E / 24.044577; 90.986052 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Kishoreganj |
| Upazila | Bhairab |
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| • Total | 15.71 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 156,293 |
| • Density | 9,900/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
Bhairab (Bengali: ভৈরব), also known as Bhairab Bazar (ভৈরব বাজার) is a town in central Bangladesh, located in Kishoreganj District in the division of Dhaka. It is administrative headquarter and urban centre of Bhairab Upazila. Around 156,000 people live here which makes this town the largest in Kishoreganj District and 32nd largest towninBangladesh.
Bhairab town is located at 24°02′40″N 90°59′10″E / 24.044577°N 90.986052°E / 24.044577; 90.986052 in the Kishoreganj District of central region of Bangladesh.[2]
According to 2011 Bangladesh census the total population of the town was 118,992 of which 60,284 are males and 58,708 are females with a density of 7,574 people per km2. The number of total household of the town is 24,057.[2] In 2022, Bhairab had a population of 156,293 with a literacy rate of 77.82%.[1]
Bhairab town is governed by a Paurashava called Bhairab municipality which consists of 12 wards and 29 mahallas, which occupies an area of 15.71 km2.[2]
