Balaganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.6667° N 91.8333° E

Balaganj Upazila
Balaganj
Division_name  - District	Sylhet Division  - Sylhet District
Coordinates	24.6667° N 91.8333° E
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.

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

[edit] Geography

Balaganj is located at 24.6667° N 91.8333° E . It has 36919 units of house hold and total area 389.51 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Balaganj has a population of 230,865. Males constitute 50.67% of the population, and females 49.33%. This Upazila's eighteen and over population is 115,624. Balaganj has an average literacy rate of 31.4% (7+ years), with the national average being 32.4%. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Balaganj has 14 Unions/Wards, 240 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 467 villages.

The unions are:

1. Balaganj
2. Boaljur Bazar
3. Burunga
4. Dayamir
5. Dewan Bazar
6. Goula Bazar
7. Omarpur
8. Osmanpur
9. Paschim Gauripur
10. Paschim Pailanpur
11. Purba Gauripur
12. Purba Pailanpur
13. Sadipur
14. Tajpur

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Sylhet District Unions (PDF)

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.