Bishwamvarpur Upazila
Bishwamvarpur বিশ্বম্ভরপুর | |
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| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sunamganj District |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sunamganj-4) | Pir Misbah (Jatiya Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.76 km2 (49.33 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 106,182 |
| • Density | 547/km2 (1,420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3010 |
Bishwamvarpur (Bengali: বিশ্বম্ভরপুর) or Bishwambarpur, is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Bishwamvarpur is located at 25°06′00″N 91°18′00″E / 25.1000°N 91.3000°E . It has 19705 households and total area 127.76 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bishwamvarpur has a population of 106182. Males constitute 50.96% of the population, and females 49.04%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52628. Bishwamvarpur has an average literacy rate of 17.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2] Religions: Muslim 80.3%, Hindu 19.5%, and others 0.2%.
Administration
Bishwamvarpur has 5 Unions, 45 Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 175 villages.
See also
References
- ^ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Bishwambarpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
Capital: Sunamganj | ||
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