Bishwanath Upazila
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Bishwanath is an Upazila of Sylhet District
Sylhet District
The district of Sylhet consists 6754 mosques, 453 temples, 96 churches and four Buddhist temples.-Places of Interests:-Historical:#The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal#The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Paran#Shahi Eidgah#Gour Govinda Fort#Kean Bridge...

 in the Division of Sylhet
Sylhet Division
Sylhet Division , also known as Greater Sylhet or Sylhet region, is the northeastern division of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet...

, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Bishwanath is located at 24.8083°N 91.7639°E . It has 26346 units of house hold and total area 214.5 km².

Demographics

Bangladesh census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Bishwanath has a population of 169730. Males constitute are 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83794. Bishwanath has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

According to BANGLAPEDIA:National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, land value of all Upazillas of Sylhet District. List as follows: (1). Sylhet Sadar: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 49,500 per 0.01 hectare. (2). Balaganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade cultivable land is about Tk 48,000 per 0.01 hectare. (3). Beanibazar: Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is about Tk 12,500 per 0.01 hectare. (4). Zakiganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 10,000 (per 0.01 hectare). (5). Barlekaha: Value of land Market value of first grade arable land is about Tk 7,500 per 0.01 hectare. (6). Biswanath: Value of land Market value of land of first grade is about Tk 5,000 per 0.01 hectare. (7). Fenchuganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is Tk 4500 per 0.01 hectare (8). Golabganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is around Tk 4,000 per 0.01 hectare. (9). Jaintiapur: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare). and, (10). Kanaighat: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare).

Administrative

Bishwanath has 8 Unions/Wards, 122 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 432 villages.

The unions are:
  1. Alankari
  2. Bishwanath
  3. Dasghar
  4. Daulatpur
    Daulatpur union
    Daulatpur union is a union of Fatikchhari Upazila of Chittagong District.-Location:North: Nanupur unionEast: Lelang unionSouth: JafotnogorunionWest: Suabil union-Population:...

  5. Deokalas
  6. Khazanchigaon
  7. Lama Kazi
  8. Rampasha

The Villages are:
  1. Kor Para
    Kor Para
    Kor Para is a village situated in the Singer Kach area of Bishwanath, Sylhet, Bangladesh.Kor Para was the name of a house which belonged to the late Sheikh Jalil Muhammad. He was a well respected person, helping the local community as much as he could. In that time there was a lack of education in...

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