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'''Belabo Upazila''' ([[Narsingdi District|narsingdi district]]) area 116.31 sq km, located in between 24°02' and 24°12' north latitudes and in between 90°46' and 90°58' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Katiadi Upazila|katiadi]] and [[Kuliarchar Upazila|kuliarchar]] upazilas on the north, [[Raipura Upazila|r]][[Raipura Upazila|aipura]] upazila on the south, Kuliar Char and [[Bhairab Upazila|bhairab]] upazilas on the east, [[Shibpur Upazila|shibpur]] and [[Monohardi Upazila|manohardi]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 164038; male 83443, female 80595; Muslim 159417, Hindu 4496 and others 125.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Old Brahmaputra River|old]] [[Old Brahmaputra River|brahmaputra]] and [[Arial Khan River|arial khan]].

''Administration'' Belabo Thana, now an upazila, was formed comprising 3 unions from Manohardi upazila and 4 unions from Roypura upazila.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
8
|
52
|
99
|
17897
|
146141
|
1410
|
40.3
|
35.8
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)

|-
|
9.24

|
5

|
17897

|
1937

|
40.34

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Amlaba 11

|
4267

|
12692

|
11493

|
39.47

|-
|
Char Ujilaba

|
1381

|
4095

|
3892

|
39.00

|-
|
Bajnaba 13

|
3339

|
7793

|
7800

|
43.36

|-
|
Belabo 20

|
2205

|
8541

|
8381

|
39.80

|-
|
Binyabaid 25

|
4701

|
12639

|
12245

|
31.52

|-
|
Narayanpur 59

|
4813

|
16842

|
16131

|
31.78

|-
|
Patuli 71

|
5359

|
10050

|
9670

|
43.87

|-
|
Sallabad 83

|
3012

|
11391

|
10983

|
28.61
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:BelaboUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Ruins of an ancient mosque and the Mazar of Shah Irani (R) at Habashpur (Sultanate period), high rise chimney of Nilkuthi at village Mahmudabad; many archaeological relics of the pre historic and Maurya period have been discovered in villages Wari and Bateshwar of the upazila.

''History of the War of Liberation'' On 14 July 1971, a battle was fought between the freedom fighters and the Pak army near the upazila sadar in which 5 freedom fighters including Commander Abul Bashar were killed. The Pak army conducted mass killing at village Kaliakandi of Sallabad union. 'The Pak army conducted mass killing, torture and plundering; they also set many houses of the upazila on fire.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass grave 1 (Kaliakandi, Sallabad union); Memorial monument 1 (Baribari), Memorial pillar 1 (Matialpara).

Religious institutions 'Mosque 308, temple 3, tomb 5. Noted religious institutions: Shah Irani Mosque, Belabo Bazar Jami Mosque, Belabo Mamud Ali Bepari Mosque, Jalalabad Akhra and Mandir.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 36.3%; male 39.4%, female 33.1%. Noted educational institutions: Narayanpur Rabeya College (1986), Poradia Muslim High School (1930), Narayanpur Sarafatullah High School (1941).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' defunct: Sabuj Pally (1926), Belabo Samachar (1983).

''Cultural organisations'' Club 54, literacy society 1, baul academy 1, opera party 2, women's organisation 3, museum and archaeological library 1, cinema hall 2, playground 26.

''Tourist spots'' Wari-Bateshwar Museum and Archaeological Collection (Amlaba union),' Belabo Bazar Jami Mosque, Mazar of Shah Irani' (Patuli union).

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 62.68%, non-agricultural labourer 2.72%, industry 1.31%, commerce 15.12%, transport and communication 2.65%, service 5.40%, construction 0.91%, religious service '0.27%, rent and remittance 1.02% and others 7.92%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 69.04%, landless 30.96%; agricultural landowner: urban' 60.16% and rural 70.10%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, garlic, turmeric, ground nut, chilli, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame, linseed, kaun, peanut, arahar, indigo.

''Main fruits'' Jackfruit, papaya, lotkon, guava, deaua, dephal, karamcha, shaddock, kamranga.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 110, dairy 25, poultry 68.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 109 km, mud road 151 km; waterways 25 nautical miles

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, wood work, bamboo work, cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 23, fairs 6, most noted hats are Poradia, Belabo, Narayanpur, Bajnaba and Patuli hats; Shah Irani, Amlaba and Narayanpur melas are also notable.

''Main exports'' Jackfruit, papaya, guava, lotkon, garlic, turmeric, chilli, vegetables.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 25.45% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.28%, pond 0.21%, tap 0.60% and others 6.91%.

''Sanitation'' 16.57% (rural 43.42% and urban 56.44%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 52.23% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 31.20% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Heath centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic and family planning centre 4, clinic 14, diagnostic centre 4.

''NGO activities'' [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]], Deshsheba. [Md. Ifftekhar Uddin Bhuiyan]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Belabo Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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