Bishwamvarpur ( bn, বিশ্বম্ভরপুর) or Bishwambarpur, is an
upazila of
Sunamganj District in the Division of
Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
,
Bangladesh.
Geography
Bishwamvarpur is located at . It has 19705 households and total area 127.76 km
2.
Demographics
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, 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
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Sunamganj District
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