Chunarughat Upazila

Chunarughat
চুনারুঘাট
Upazila
Chunarughat
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°12.5′N 91°31.3′E / 24.2083°N 91.5217°E / 24.2083; 91.5217Coordinates: 24°12.5′N 91°31.3′E / 24.2083°N 91.5217°E / 24.2083; 91.5217
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Habiganj District
Area
 • Total 495.52 km2 (191.32 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 233,752
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Chunarughat

Chunarughat (Bengali: চুনারুঘাট) is an Upazila of Habiganj District[1] in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chunarughat is located at 24°12′30″N 91°31′20″E / 24.2083°N 91.5222°E / 24.2083; 91.5222 . It has 43660 households and total area 495.52 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chunarughat has a population of 233752. Males constitute 50.2% of the population, and females 49.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 119571. Chunarughat has an average literacy rate of 49.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Chunarughat has one Pourosova & 10 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 377 villages. The unions are:

  1. Ahammadabad
  2. Chunarughat
  3. Deorgach
  4. Gazipur
  5. Miashi
  6. Paikpara
  7. Ranigaon
  8. Shankhola
  9. Shatiajuri
  10. Ubahata

Archaeological heritage

Mazar Sharif of Syed Nasir Uddin, Murarband Darbar Sharif
Road Map of Murarband Darbar Sharif
  • Murarbandar Dargah Sharif, Chunarughat.[3]
  • Hoojra Khana of Syed Nasir Uddin, Murarbandar Dargah Sharif, Chunarughat.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Chunarughat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ↑ Songbad, Daily Sylheter (17 November 2015). "প্রাচীন তরফ রাজ্যের সংক্ষিপ্ত ইতিবৃত্ত" (in Bengali).
  4. ↑ "মুড়ারবন্দ তরফ রাজ্যের প্রথম রাজধানী ও সৈয়দ বংশের উৎসস্থল" (in Bengali).


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