Baliadangi ( bn, বালিয়াডাঙ্গী) is an

Upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

Thakurgaon District Thakurgaon ( bn, ঠাকুরগাঁও জেলা, ''Thakurgaon Jela'' also ''Thakurgaon Zila'') is a district in the north-western side of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division and borders India to the west. It was established ...

in the Division of Rangpur,

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Geography

Baliadangi is located at . It has a total area of 284.12 km². Baliadangi upazila is bounded by

Atwari Upazila Atwari ( bn, অটওয়ারী) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Atwari is located at . It has 20941 households and total area 209.92 km2. Atwari upazila is bounded by Chopra CD ...

in Panchagarh District on the north,

Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila Thakurgaon Sadar ( bn, ঠাকুরগাঁও সদর) is an upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Thakurgaon Sadar is located at . It has 79823 households and total area 683.46 km2. Demogr ...

on the east,

Ranisankail Upazila Ranisankail ( bn, রাণীশংকৈল) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Geography Ranisankail is one of the ancient areas of Bengal. It lies in the North-east corner of Bangladesh and has a tota ...

on the south and

Goalpokhar I Goalpokhar I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History Historically the western frontier of ancient Pundravardhana kingdom ...

and Islampur CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the west.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, 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%.

Administration

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

College

Somiruddin Smrity College is a renowned College in Baliadangi.

References

Upazilas of Thakurgaon District {{Rangpur-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Administration

College

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