Haluaghat Upazila

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

Haluaghat হালুয়াঘাট
Upazila
Haluaghat Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°7.5′N 90°21′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Mymensingh District
Area
• Total	356.07 km^2 (137.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	290,043
• Density	810/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	haluaghat.mymensingh.gov.bd

Geography

Haluaghat is located at 25.1250°N 90.3500°E. It has 49520 households and total area 356.07 km².

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat had a population of 290,043. Males constituted 49.18% of the population and females 50.82%. Muslims formed 91.34% of the population, Christians 4.40%, Hindus 4.17%, and others 0.09%. Haluaghat had a literacy rate of 38.89% for the population 7 years and above.[3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat has a population of 242,339. Males constitute 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122,863. Haluaghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Indigenous communities in Haluaghat are: Garo, Hajong, Koch, Dalu, Bangshi Barman, Khatrio, Kurmi and Mal.[1]

Administration

Dhobaura 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.[5]

See also

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

References

1. 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. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Mymensingh" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
4. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
5. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.