Baliadangi Upazila

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

Baliadangi
বালিয়াডাঙ্গী
Upazila
Baliadangi is located in Bangladesh
Baliadangi
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
 (2011)
 • Total195,049
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/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 a total area of 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
Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 123—    
1991 147+19.5%
2001 170+15.6%
2011 195+14.7%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Baliadangi Upazila had 45,509 households and a population of 195,049, 7.9% of whom lived in urban areas. 11.2% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 43.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[6][7]

Administration

Baliadangi, primarily formed as a Thana in 1806, was turned into an upazila on 2 July 1983.[8]

The Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Amjankhore, Bara Palashbari, Barabari, Bhanor, Charol, Dhantala, Duosuo, and Paria. The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 78 villages.[5]

College

Somiruddin Smrity College is a renowned College in Baliadangi.

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. "District Statistics 2011: Thakurgaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. "Community Report: Thakurgaon" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  8. "Baliadangi Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.


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