Bishwamvarpur
বিশ্বম্ভরপুর
Upazila
Location of Bishwamvarpur বিশ্বম্ভরপুর
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet
DistrictSunamganj
Government
 • MP (Sunamganj-4)Pir Misbah (Jatiya Party)
Area
 • Total248.63 km2 (96.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total156,381
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bishwamvarpuri, Bishomborpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3010

Bishwamvarpur (Bengali: বিশ্বম্ভরপুর) or Bishwambarpur, is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Bishwamvarpur is located at 25°06′00″N 91°18′00″E / 25.1000°N 91.3000°E / 25.1000; 91.3000. It has 29,336 households and total area 248.63 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Bishwamvarpur upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 88.63%
Hinduism
 
 11.30%
Other or not stated
 
 0.07%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bishwamvarpur Upazila had 29,336 households and a population of 156,381. 51,669 (33.04%) were under 10 years of age. Bishwamvarpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 34.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males. 3,156 (2.02%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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.[4] 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.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Bishwambarpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. 1 2 3 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Sunamganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ↑ "Community Tables: Sunamganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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