Baliakandi Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.6208° N 89.5500° E

Baliakandi Upazila

Baliakandi
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Rajbari District
Coordinates 23.6208° N 89.5500° E
Area 242.53 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
163191
 - 673/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Baliakandi

Baliakandi (Bengali: বালিয়াকান্দি) is an Upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Baliakandi is located at 23.6208° N 89.5500° E . It has 28668 units of house hold and total area 242.53 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Baliakandi has a population of 163191. Males constitute are 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]

[edit] Administrative

Baliakandi has 7 Unions/Wards, 150 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 257 vilages.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.