Bishwanath Upazila
| Bishwanath বিশ্বনাথ |
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| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sylhet District |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sylhet-2) | Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury (Awami League) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 169,730 |
| • Density | 791/km2 (2,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 3130-34 |
Bishwanath (Bengali: বিশ্বনাথ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Bishwanath is located at 24°48′30″N 91°45′50″E / 24.8083°N 91.7639°E . It has 26346 units of house hold and total area 214.5 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of 1991[update] Bangladesh census, Bishwanath has a population of 169730. Males constitute are 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83794. Bishwanath has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
According to BANGLAPEDIA:National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, land value of all Upazillas of Sylhet District. List as follows: (1). Sylhet Sadar: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 49,500 per 0.01 hectare. (2). Balaganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade cultivable land is about Tk 48,000 per 0.01 hectare. (3). Beanibazar: Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is about Tk 12,500 per 0.01 hectare. (4). Zakiganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 10,000 (per 0.01 hectare). (5). Barlekaha: Value of land Market value of first grade arable land is about Tk 7,500 per 0.01 hectare. (6). Biswanath: Value of land Market value of land of first grade is about Tk 5,000 per 0.01 hectare. (7). Fenchuganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is Tk 4500 per 0.01 hectare (8). Golabganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is around Tk 4,000 per 0.01 hectare. (9). Jaintiapur: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare). and, (10). Kanaighat: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare).
[edit] Administrative
Bishwanath has 8 Unions/Wards, 122 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 432 villages.
The unions are:
The villages in Alankari are:
- Ali Para - Key place is Ali Para Masjid (see on google map).
The Villages are:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
[edit] External references
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