Bishwamvarpur Upazila

Bishwamvarpur (Bengali: বিশ্বম্ভরপুর) or Bishwambarpur, is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Bishwamvarpur
বিশ্বম্ভরপুর
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj District
Government
 • MP (Sunamganj-4)Pir Misbah (Jatiya Party)
Area
 • Total127.76 km2 (49.33 sq mi)
Population
 • Total106,182
 • Density547/km2 (1,420/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bishwamvarpuri, Bishomborpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3010

Geography

Bishwamvarpur is located at 25.1000°N 91.3000°E / 25.1000; 91.3000 . It has 19705 households and total area 127.76 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bishwamvarpur has a population of 106182. Males constitute 50.96% of the population, and females 49.04%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52628. Bishwamvarpur has an average literacy rate of 17.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2] Religions: Muslim 80.3%, Hindu 19.5%, and others 0.2%.

Administration

Bishwamvarpur has 5 Unions, 45 Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 175 villages. The unions are:

  1. Dakshin Badaghat
  2. Dhanpur
  3. Fatehpur
  4. Palash
  5. Salukabad

See also

References
  1. Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Bishwambarpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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