Bahubal Upazila

Bahubal
বাহুবল
Upazila
Bahubal

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°21.3′N 91°32.5′E / 24.3550°N 91.5417°E / 24.3550; 91.5417Coordinates: 24°21.3′N 91°32.5′E / 24.3550°N 91.5417°E / 24.3550; 91.5417
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Habiganj District
Area
 • Total 250.66 km2 (96.78 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 137,402
 • Density 548/km2 (1,420/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Bahubal

Bahubal (Bengali: বাহুবল) is an Upazila of Habiganj District[1] in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bahubal is located at 24°21′20″N 91°32′30″E / 24.3556°N 91.5417°E / 24.3556; 91.5417 . It has 25208 households and total area 250.66 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bahubal has a population of 137402. Males constitute 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 69868. Bahubal has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Bahubal has 7 Unions/Wards, 146 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 325 villages.

Education

There are many schools and collages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Bahubal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal, 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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