Baliadangi Upazila Explained

Baliadangi (bn|বালিয়াডাঙ্গী) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Baliadangi is located at 26.1°N 88.275°W. It has a total area of 284.13 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.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Baliadangi Upazila had 45,509 households and a population of 195,049. 47,918 (24.57%) were under 10 years of age. Baliadangi had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 43.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. 15,346 (7.87%) lived in urban areas.^{[6] [7]}

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.^[8]

Administration

UNO

Palash Kumar Debnath.^[9]

Baliadangi, primarily formed as a Thana in 1806, was turned into an upazila on 2 July 1983.^[10]

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.^[6]

College

1 Government Shahid Akbar Ali science and technology college in Baliadangi.

2.Somiruddin Smrity College is a renowned College in Baliadangi.

3. Lahiri degree college in baliadangi.

4 Kalmegh R Ali school and college in baliadangi.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 403.
2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
3. Web site: Baliadangi Upazila. Banglapedia . 6 January 2019 .
4. Web site: District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A . Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal . 6 January 2018 .
5. Web site: 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 . 6 January 2019 .
6. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Thakurgaon . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Thakurgaon district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
9. Web site: Baliadangi UNO . 2024-08-27 . baliadangi.thakurgaon.gov.bd.
10. Web site: Baliadangi Upazila - Banglapedia . 2023-02-21 . en.banglapedia.org . en.