Bahubal Upazila

Bahubal বাহুবল
Upazila
Bahubal Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°21.3′N 91°32.5′E / 24.3550°N 91.5417°ECoordinates: 24°21.3′N 91°32.5′E / 24.3550°N 91.5417°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Habiganj District
Area
• Total	250.66 km^2 (96.78 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	137,402
• Density	548/km^2 (1,420/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Bahubal

Bahubal (Bengali: বাহুবল) is an Upazila of Habiganj District^[1] in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Bahubal is located at 24°21′20″N 91°32′30″E / 24.3556°N 91.5417°E . It has 25208 households and total area 250.66 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bahubal has a population of 137402. Males constitute 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 69868. Bahubal has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administration

Bahubal has 7 Unions/Wards, 146 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 325 villages.

Education

There are many schools and collages.

See also

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

References

1. Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Bahubal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.