Beanibazar Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.8250° N 92.1625° E

Beanibazar Upazila

Beanibazar
Division_name
 - District		 Sylhet Division
 - Sylhet District
Coordinates 24.8250° N 92.1625° E
Area 253.22 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density		 181547
 - 717/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Beanibazar

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

The name 'Beanibazar' means 'morning market'. In the past, Beanibazar was surrounded by mostly jungles with many tigers that attacked people regularly at night. But the brave Beanibazari's fought them off to near extinction. They made it almost impossible for the residents to go the bazaar after dusk to buy or sell daily necessary items. For this reason the shopping was held in the morning and hence the name Beanibazar. Previously, Beanibazar was called 'Pancha Khanda' which means 'Five Parts'.

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[edit] Geography

Beanibazar is located at 24.8250° N 92.1625° E. It has 27,089 units of household and a total area of 253.22km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Beanibazar had a population of 181,547, 49.5% of whom are male and 50.5% are female. 89,317 (or 49.2%) of the population are over the age of 18.

Beanibazar has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

[edit] Administrative

Beanibazar has 11 Unions/Wards, 145 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.

[edit] Traditions

Beanibazari Fogaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!

The unions are:

  1. Alinagar
  2. Bara Mollahpur
  3. Beanibazar
  4. Charkhai
  5. Dobhag
  6. Kurarbazar
  7. Lauta
  8. Mathiura
  9. Muria
  10. Sheola
  11. Tilpara

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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