Английская Википедия:Baliadangi Upazila
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Baliadangi (Шаблон:Lang-bn) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Baliadangi is located at Шаблон:Coord. It has a total area of 284.13 km2.
Baliadangi upazila is bounded by Atwari Upazila in Panchagarh District on the north, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila on the east, Ranisankail Upazila on the south and Goalpokhar I and Islampur CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the west.[2][3][4]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Baliadangi Upazila had 45,509 households and a population of 195,049. 47,918 (24.57%) were under 10 years of age. Baliadangi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. 15,346 (7.87%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
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.[7]
Administration
Baliadangi, primarily formed as a Thana in 1806, was turned into an upazila on 2 July 1983.[8]
The Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Amjankhore, Bara Palashbari, Barabari, Bhanor, Charol, Dhantala, Duosuo, and Paria. The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 78 villages.[5]
College
Somiruddin Smrity College is a renowned College in Baliadangi.
See also
References
Шаблон:Thakurgaon District Шаблон:Upazilas of Rangpur Division
