Baliakandi Upazila
Baliakandi (Bengali: বালিয়াকান্দি) is an Upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Baliakandi
বালিয়াকান্দি | |
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  Baliakandi Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°38.1′N 89°33′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Rajbari District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 242.53 km2 (93.64 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 163,191 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7730 |
| Website | Upazila Portal |
Geography
Baliakandi is located at 23.6352457°N 89.5495388°E. It has 28668 households and total area 242.53 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Baliakandi has a population of 163191. Males constitute 51.45% of the population, and females 48.55%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 80752. Baliakandi has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
Administration
Baliakandi Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Baharpur, Baliakandi, Islampur, Jamalpur, Jangal, Narua, and Nawabpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 149 mauzas and 258 villages.[2]
See also
References
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Rajbari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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