Beanibazar Upazila

Beanibazar is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.Beanibazar is located at 24.8250°N 92.1625°E.HistoryThe name "Beanibazar", is a variant of 'Bihani Bazaar' which means "morning market". Previously, Beanibazar was constituent part of Panchakhanda, which means "Five Parts". Beanibazar became a thana in 1938, and became an upazila in 1983.GeographyBeanibazar is located at. It has 27,089 households and a total area of 253.22 km². http://www.beanibazarkontho.com/DemographicsAs of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Beanibazar had a population of 181,547, 49.5% of whom are male and 50.5% are female. 89,317 (or 49.2%) of the population are over the age of Eighteen.Beanibazar has an average literacy rate of 80.5% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4%. Religions: Muslim 95.66%, Hindu 4.31%, and others 0.03%.AdministrationBeanibazar has 11 Unions/Wards, 145 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.Unions Alinagar Union Beanibazar pouroshava Charkhai Union Dobhag Union Kurar Bazar Union Lauta Union Mathiura Union Mullapur Union Muria Union Sheola Union Tilpara UnionMuria union