urban population was 448,493 (15.79%). Brahmanbaria district had a literacy rate of 45.29% for the population 7 years and above: 45.74% for males and 44.88% for females. Muslims make up 92.51% of the population, while Hindus are 7.46% of the population. Administration Brahmanbaria District, previously a subdivision of Comilla district (formerly Tippera district till 1960), was established in 1984. The district has 4 municipalities, 39 wards, 97 mahallas, 9 upazilas, 98 union parishads, 1081 moussakas and 1329 villages. The administrative seat and largest city is Brahmanbaria. The towns of Akhaura and Ashuganj also rank in the top three of the district. Upazilas Brahmanbaria district is divided into nine upazilas (subdistricts) as below: Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila Kasba Upazila Akhaura Upazila Ashuganj Upazila Bancharampur Upazila Bijoynagar Upazila Nasirnagar Upazila Nabinagar Upazila Sarail Upazila Parliamentary constituencies There are six Jatiyo Shangshad constituencies in the district. These constituencies and the current Members of Parliament are: National seat no 243 Brahmanbaria-1 (Current MP, Bodruddoza Md. Farhad Hossain) National seat no 244 Brahmanbaria-2 (Current MP, Advocate Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan) National seat no 245 Brahmanbaria-3 (Current MP, R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury) National seat no 246 Brahmanbaria-4 (Current MP, Anisul Huq, Minister of Law) National seat no 247 Brahmanbaria-5 (Current MP, Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul) National seat no 248 Brahmanbaria-6 (Current MP, AB Tajul Islam) District Magistrates Deputy Commissioner (DC), or District Magistrate, is the chief administrative and revenue officer of Brahmanbaria District. The following is a list of those that held this office: Economy Brahmanbaria is one of the fastest growing districts in the country. The major industries of Brahmanbaria District have been: agriculture, fishing, power and electricity, and natural gas. 30% of its population is below the poverty threshold. It has a labour force of 1,800,000 that are skilled in agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. As of 2010, it had an unemployment rate of 3.8%. Power and gas Brahmanbaria's Titas gas is the largest gas field of Bangladesh. It supplies natural gas to Dhaka and most other parts of the nation. Currently the government is drilling new wells. In some other parts of Brahmanbaria, gas was found. It resulted in an abrupt fall in the price of gas. Many parts of the country people are using gas in many illegal ways. Now the government is trying to solve that issue. Transport This district has the largest railway junction in the country at Akhaura. It