Balaganj Upazila
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Balaganj is an upazila of Sylhet District
in the division of Sylhet
, Bangladesh
.
Historical events During the war of liberation in 1971, two major encounters with the Pak army occurred at Sherpur and Sadipur in which the Pak army was defeated.
Marks of War of Liberation Mass graves at Aadittapur, Burunga and Vatpara Solimpur.
, Balaganj has a population of 230,865. Males constitute 50.67% of the population, and females 49.33%. Muslim 90.04%, Hindu 9.89%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.07%. This Upazila's eighteen and over population is 115,624. Balaganj has an average literacy rate of 57.4% (7+ years), with the national average being 32.4%.
Educational institutions: college 11, secondary school 57, primary school 278, madrasa 44. Goher Pur Jamea Islamia Hussainia Title Madrassa, Balaganj Degree College, Taj Pur Degree College and Balaganj D.N. High School, Dewan Abdur Rahim High School and Aziz Pur High School are notable.
Main hats, bazars and fairs Balaganj, Goala Bazar, Tajpur Bazar, Doyamir Bazar, Pirer Bazar, Goher pur Bazar/Murar Bazar, Madrassa Bazar, Boro Aziz Pur Bazar, Bangla Bazar, Khaler Mukh Hats and Shior Khal Mela are notable.
Main occupations Agriculture 26.04%, service 24.51%, commerce 18.22%, agricultural labourer 11.31%, wage labourer 7.25%, fishing 4.29%, transport 1.97%, others 6.41%
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).
; United States of America; Singapore
; France
; Spain
; Canada
; Australia
; the people of Balaganj are very family orientated, and as a result their overseas communities are very closely knit, they live alongside fellow Balaganjis' and have even formed entire communities within cities in the United Kingdom that contain people only from Balaganj.
Many have moved to the county of Sussex
, are in Birmingham
UK, most notably in the Aston
, Small Heath
and Sparkbrook
districts. Whilst in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is notable for its Bangladeshi immigrants, has a large proportion of Balganji migrants in the Bow
and Bethnal Green
districts. There are also large concentrations in Cardiff
, Wales
, and Michigan
, Detroit, Los Angeles
, Paterson, NJ, Newark, NJ and New York City
in the USA.
The unions are:
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
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.
History
Balaganj the home of Osmany, (General) Mohammad Ataul Ghani (1918-1984) commander-in-chief of the Liberation Forces and of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. It is the third largest Upazila of Sylhet zila in respect to population, Balaganj thana was established in 1882 and was turned into an upazila in 10 january 1983. It consists of 14 union parishads, 241 mouzas and 467 villages. It is said that in the past at the bank of kushiara river a trading centre means ganj was developed, which specially became popular to wealthy ladies for high quality of Bangles locally known as Bala. The Upazila might have gotten its name, Balaganj, from a combination of the two words Bala and ganj.Historical events During the war of liberation in 1971, two major encounters with the Pak army occurred at Sherpur and Sadipur in which the Pak army was defeated.
Marks of War of Liberation Mass graves at Aadittapur, Burunga and Vatpara Solimpur.
Geography
Balaganj is located at 24.6667°N 91.8333°E . It has 36919 house hold units and, in total, The Upazila occupies an area of 389.51 km2. The Upazila is bordered on the north by Sylhet Sadar and Bishwanath Upazilas, on the east by Fenchuganj Upazila, on the South by Maulvibazar Sadar Upazila and Rajnagar Upazila of Maulvibazar zila, and on the west by Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj zila and Nabiganj Upazila of Habiganj zila.Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active...
, Balaganj has a population of 230,865. Males constitute 50.67% of the population, and females 49.33%. Muslim 90.04%, Hindu 9.89%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.07%. This Upazila's eighteen and over population is 115,624. Balaganj has an average literacy rate of 57.4% (7+ years), with the national average being 32.4%.
Educational institutions: college 11, secondary school 57, primary school 278, madrasa 44. Goher Pur Jamea Islamia Hussainia Title Madrassa, Balaganj Degree College, Taj Pur Degree College and Balaganj D.N. High School, Dewan Abdur Rahim High School and Aziz Pur High School are notable.
Main hats, bazars and fairs Balaganj, Goala Bazar, Tajpur Bazar, Doyamir Bazar, Pirer Bazar, Goher pur Bazar/Murar Bazar, Madrassa Bazar, Boro Aziz Pur Bazar, Bangla Bazar, Khaler Mukh Hats and Shior Khal Mela are notable.
Main occupations Agriculture 26.04%, service 24.51%, commerce 18.22%, agricultural labourer 11.31%, wage labourer 7.25%, fishing 4.29%, transport 1.97%, others 6.41%
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).
Immigration
A large proportion of Immigrants from Balaganj, more than any other thana's in Sylhet have migrated to the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
; United States of America; Singapore
Singapore
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; France
France
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; Spain
Spain
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; Canada
Canada
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; Australia
Australia
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; the people of Balaganj are very family orientated, and as a result their overseas communities are very closely knit, they live alongside fellow Balaganjis' and have even formed entire communities within cities in the United Kingdom that contain people only from Balaganj.
Many have moved to the county of Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, are in Birmingham
Birmingham
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UK, most notably in the Aston
Aston
Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Lying to the north-east of the Birmingham city centre, Aston constitutes an electoral ward within the council constituency of Ladywood.-History:...
, Small Heath
Small Heath, Birmingham
Small Heath is an inner-city area within the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is situated on and around the A45 ....
and Sparkbrook
Sparkbrook
Sparkbrook is an inner-city area in south-east Birmingham, England. It is one of the four wards forming the Hall Green formal district within Birmingham City Council.-Etymology:...
districts. Whilst in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is notable for its Bangladeshi immigrants, has a large proportion of Balganji migrants in the Bow
Bow, London
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and Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
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districts. There are also large concentrations in Cardiff
Cardiff
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, Wales
Wales
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, and Michigan
Michigan
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, Detroit, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, Paterson, NJ, Newark, NJ and New York City
New York City
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in the USA.
Administrative
Balaganj has 14 Unions/Wards, 240 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 467 villages.The unions are:
- Balaganj
- Boaljur Bazar
- Burunga
- DayamirDayamir UnionDayamir Union is the native home for General M. A. G. Osmani who was supreme commander of the Bangladesh Liberation War. It is a union council under Balaganj Upazila of Sylhet district.Hhü...
- Dewan Bazar
- Goula BazarGoula Bazar UnionThe Goala Bazar Union is named after the large village market of Goala Bazar. It is situated on Balaganj Upazila of Sylhet district. Many people from the Goula Bazar area have moved to the United Kingdom, most notably Cardiff, South Wales.-Villages:...
- Omarpur
- Osmanpur
- Paschim Gauripur
- Paschim Pailanpur
- Purba Gauripur
- Purba Pailanpur
- Sadipur
- Tajpur
See also
- Upazilas of BangladeshUpazilas of Bangladesh||The districts of Bangladesh are divided into subdistricts called Upazila Parishad , or Thana . Upazilas are similar to the county subdivisions found in some Western countries....
- Districts of BangladeshDistricts of BangladeshThe divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts, or zila . The districts are further subdivided into 493 sub-districts, or upazila ....
- Divisions of BangladeshDivisions of Bangladesh||Bangladesh is divided into seven major administrative regions called divisions . Each division is named after the major city within its jurisdiction that serves as the administrative capital of that division:...
- Sylhet District Unions (PDF)