Baliadangi Upazila

Baliadangi (Bengali: বালিয়াডাঙ্গী) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Baliadangi

বালিয়াডাঙ্গী
Upazila
Baliadangi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°16.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictThakurgaon District
Area
 • Total284.12 km2 (109.70 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total147,163
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Baliadangi

Geography

Baliadangi is located at 26.1000°N 88.2750°E / 26.1000; 88.2750 . It has 28477 households and total area 284.12 km².

Baliadangi upazila is bounded by Atwari Upazila in Panchagarh District on the north, Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila on the east, Ranisankail Upazila on the south and Goalpokhar I and Islampur CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the west.[2][3][4]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Baliadangi has a population of 147163. Males constitute 51.32% of the population, and females 48.68%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 72500. Baliadangi has an average literacy rate of 23.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

Administration

Baliadangi has 8 Unions/Wards, 78 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 78 villages.


College

Somiruddin Smrity College is a renowned College in Baliadang.

Somiruddin Smriti College Alumni Association

This student Organization was found in 2008. Somir is the most popular Magazine published by that Organization.

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See also

References
  1. Abu Md Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012), "Baliadangi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Baliadangi Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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