Baniachang Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Baniachong
locator_position = right
latd = 24.5417
longd = 91.3333
division_name = Sylhet Division
district = Habiganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 235855
population_density = 489
area_total = 482.25
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/habiganj/Baniachong.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Baniachong
footnotes =

Baniachong ( _bn. বানিয়াচং) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Baniachong is located at coord|24.5417|N|91.3333|E| . It has 39816 units of house hold and total area 482.25 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Baniachong has a population of 235855. Males constitute are 50.84% of the population, and females 49.16%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 115151. Baniachong has an average literacy rate of 20.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Baniachong has 15 Unions/Wards, 239 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 337 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References