Bishwanath Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.8083° N 91.7639° E

Bishwanath Upazila
Bishwanath
Division_name  - District	Sylhet Division  - Sylhet District
Coordinates	24.8083° N 91.7639° E
Area	214.5 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	169730  - 791/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Bishwanath

Bishwanath (Bengali: বিশ্বনাথ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Bishwanath is located at 24.8083° N 91.7639° E . It has 26346 units of house hold and total area 214.5 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Bishwanath has a population of 169730. Males constitute are 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83794. Bishwanath has an average literacy rate of 33.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Bishwanath has 8 Unions/Wards, 122 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 432 vilages.

The unions are:

1. Alankari
2. Bishwanath
3. Dasghar
4. Daulatpur
5. Deokalas
6. Khazanchigaon
7. Lama Kazi
8. Rampasha

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

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