Baliadangi Upazila

Baliadangi বালিয়াডাঙ্গী
Upazila
Road in Baliadangi Upazila
Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°16.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Thakurgaon
Area
• Total	284.13 km2 (109.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	195,049
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	baliadangi.thakurgaon.gov.bd

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

Geography

Baliadangi is located at 26.1000°N 88.2750°E / 26.1000; 88.2750. 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.

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.

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.

See also

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