Haluaghat
হালুয়াঘাট
Upazila
Fields in Beltali village with Garo Hills in background
Fields in Beltali village with Garo Hills in background
Location of Haluaghat
Coordinates: 25°7.5′N 90°21′E / 25.1250°N 90.350°E / 25.1250; 90.350
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictMymensingh District
Area
 • Total357.61 km2 (138.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total290,043
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitehaluaghat.mymensingh.gov.bd

Haluaghat (Bengali: হালুয়াঘাট) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. [1]

Geography

Haluaghat is located at 25°07′30″N 90°21′00″E / 25.1250°N 90.3500°E / 25.1250; 90.3500. It has 69,725 households and total area 357.61 km2.

There is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border at Haluaghat.[2]

Demographics

Religions in Haluaghat upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 91.34%
Christianity
 
 4.40%
Hinduism
 
 4.17%
Other or not stated
 
 0.09%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat Upazila had 69,725 households and a population of 290,043. 77,789 (26.82%) were under 10 years of age. Haluaghat has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.89%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males. 11,710 (4.04%) lived in urban areas.[4][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat had a population of 242,339. Males constituted 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 122,863. Haluaghat had an average literacy rate of 22.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]

12,924 (4.46%) belong to the Indigenous communities. Ethnic communities in Haluaghat are: Garo, Hajong, Koch, Dalu, Bangshi Barman, Khatrio, Kurmi and Mal, although vast majority (over 96%) are Garo.[1]

Administration

Haluaghat Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]

The Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Amtoil, Bhubankura, Bildora, Dhara, Dhurail, Gazirbhita, Haluaghat, Jugli, Kaichapur, Narail, Sakuai, and Swadeshi. The union parishads are subdivided into 146 mauzas and 214 villages.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Jalal Uddin Ahmed (2012), "Haluaghat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Land Ports". Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Mymensingh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "Community Tables: Mymensingh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  5. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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