Bishwanath Upazila
| Bishwanath বিশ্বনাথ ꠛꠤꠡꠘꠣꠕ | |
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| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sylhet District |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sylhet-2) | Yahya Chowdhury |
| Area | |
| • Total | 214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 169,730 |
| • Density | 791/km2 (2,050/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bishwanathi, Sylheti |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3130-34 |
| Website | Bishwanath Upazila |
Bishwanath (Bengali: বিশ্বনাথ, Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠡꠘꠣꠕ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
Demographics
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bishwanath had a population of 169,730, of whom 83,794 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Bishwanath had an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Notable people
- Ragib Ali, industrialist, tea-planter, educationalist
- Rushanara Ali, British politician
- Hason Raja, mystic poet, musician, philosopher
See also
References
- ↑ "Bishwanath Upazila", Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), 2012
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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Capital: Sylhet | ||
| Habiganj District |  | |
| Moulvibazar District | ||
| Sunamganj District | ||
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