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Upazila in Sylhet, Bangladesh
Bishwamvarpur
বিশ্বম্ভরপুর
Upazila
Location of Bishwamvarpur বিশ্বম্ভরপুর
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet
DistrictSunamganj
Government
 • MP (Sunamganj-4)Pir Misbah (Jatiya Party)
Area
 • Total248.63 km (96.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total190,350
 • Density770/km (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bishwamvarpuri, Bishomborpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code3010

Bishwamvarpur (Bengali: বিশ্বম্ভরপুর, or Bishwambarpur, is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bishwamvarpur is located at 25°06′00″N 91°18′00″E / 25.1000°N 91.3000°E / 25.1000; 91.3000. It has 29,336 households and total area 248.63 km.

Demographics

Religions in Bishwamvarpur Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam   90.01%
Hinduism   9.97%
Other or not stated   0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Bishwamvarpur Upazila had 29,336 households and a population of 156,381. 51,669 (33.04%) were under 10 years of age. Bishwamvarpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 34.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. 3,156 (2.02%) lived in urban areas.

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. Religions: Muslim 80.3%, Hindu 19.5%, and others 0.2%.

Administration

Bishwamvarpur Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Dakshin Badaghat, Dhanpur, Fatepur, Palash, and Solukabad. The union parishads are subdivided into 61 mauzas and 184 villages.

See also

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 404. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. 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
  4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Sunamganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-222-1.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sunamganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. "Community Tables: Sunamganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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