Haluaghat Upazila

Haluaghat (Bengali: হালুয়াঘাট) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. ^[3]

Haluaghat হালুয়াঘাট
Upazila
Fields in Beltali village with Garo Hills in background
Coordinates: 25°7.5′N 90°21′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Mymensingh District
Area
• Total	357.61 km2 (138.07 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	316,539
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	2260[2]
Website	haluaghat.mymensingh.gov.bd

Geography

Haluaghat is located at 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.^[4]

Demographics

Religions in Haluaghat Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			92.32%
Christianity			3.84%
Hinduism			3.82%
Other or not stated			0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.^[6][7]

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.^[8]

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.^[3]

Administration

Haluaghat Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.^[3]

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.^[9]

See also

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

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. 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
4. "Land Ports". Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9.
6. "Community Tables: Mymensingh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
7. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Mymensingh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
9. "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.