Baliadangi Upazila

Baliadangi
বালিয়াডাঙ্গী
Upazila
Baliadangi

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°16.5′E / 26.100°N 88.2750°E / 26.100; 88.2750Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°16.5′E / 26.100°N 88.2750°E / 26.100; 88.2750
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Thakurgaon District
Area
 • Total 284.12 km2 (109.70 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 147,163
 • Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Baliadangi

Baliadangi (Bengali: বালিয়াডাঙ্গী) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Baliadangi is located at 26°06′00″N 88°16′30″E / 26.1000°N 88.2750°E / 26.1000; 88.2750 . It has 28477 households and total area 284.12 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Baliadangi has a population of 147163. Males constitute 51.32% of the population, and females 48.68%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72500. Baliadangi has an average literacy rate of 23.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Baliadangi has 8 Unions/Wards, 78 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 78 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Abu Md Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012), "Baliadangi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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