Barlekha Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.7083° N 92.2000° E

Barlekha Upazila
Barlekha
Division_name - District	Sylhet Division - Maulvibazar District
Coordinates	24.7083° N 92.2000° E
Area	501.65 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	200674 - 400/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Barlekha

Barlekha (Bengali: বড়লেখা) is an Upazila of Maulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Administrative
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Geography

Barlekha is located at 24.7083° N 92.2000° E . It has 33006 household units and total area 501.65 km². Madhav Kunda (waterfall) is the most famous natural attraction located in Barlekha. There is an abandoned oil field of Burma Eastern Oil company in Kesrigul area. It was a fully functional oil field but the British had to seal this off following a disastrous oil flood in which crude oil burst out of the well and flooded the surrounding area. Asia's largest marshland Hakaluki haor is situated in Barlekha.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Barlekha has a population of 200674. Males constitute are 49.86% of the population, and females 50.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 100537. Barlekha has an average literacy rate of 34.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]