Balaganj Upazila
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| Balaganj Upazila | |
  Balaganj
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| Division_name - District |
Sylhet Division - Sylhet District |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 389.51 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density |
230865 - 593/km² |
| Maplink: Official Map of Balaganj | |
Balaganj (Bengali: বালাগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Balaganj is located at . It has 36919 units of house hold and total area 389.51 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Balaganj has a population of 230865. Males constitute are 50.67% of the population, and females 49.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 115624. Balaganj has an average literacy rate of 31.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]
[edit] Administrative
Balaganj has 14 Unions/Wards, 240 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 467 vilages.
The unions are:
- Balaganj
- Boaljur Bazar
- Burunga
- Dayamir
- Dewan Bazar
- Goula Bazar
- Omarpur
- Osmanpur
- Paschim Gauripur
- Paschim Pailanpur
- Purba Gauripur
- Purba Pailanpur
- Sadipur
- Tajpur
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
