Kanaighat Upazila

Kanaighat
কানাইঘাট
ꠇꠣꠘꠣꠁꠊꠣꠐ

Upazila

Upazila Chairman = Ashique Uddin Chowdhury
Kanaighat
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E / 25.017°N 92.2467°E / 25.017; 92.2467Coordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E / 25.017°N 92.2467°E / 25.017; 92.2467
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Area
 • Total 412.25 km2 (159.17 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 178,654
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Kanaighati, Sylheti
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code 3180
Website Kanaighat Upazila

Kanaighat (Bengali: কানাইঘাট, Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠘꠣꠁꠊꠣꠐ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Kanaighat is located at 25°01′00″N 92°14′50″E / 25.0166°N 92.2472°E / 25.0166; 92.2472 . It has 29568 households and total area 412.25 km².

Demographics

At the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kanaighat had a population of about 2,50,000. Males constituted 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. The population of those aged 18 and older was 85,855. Kanaighat had an average literacy rate of 62% (7+ years). Religions: Muslim 95%, Hindu 4.10%, Christian 0.2%, and tribal 0.3%.

Points of interest

  • Gasbari Bazar
  • Suraighat Bazar
  • Chatul Bazar
  • Soroker Bazar
  • Mulagul
  • Ujan Birdal
  • Shimar Bazar
  • Bordesh Bazar
  • Manikganj Bazar
  • Mukiganj Bazar
  • Rajaganj Bazar
  • Umarganj Bazar
  • MULAGUL BAZAR
  • Paschim para

Administration

Kanaighat has 1 municipality (Pourasava), 9 Unions/Wards, 252 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 288 villages. The municipality is: Kanaighat. The unions are:

  • Purba Laksmiprasad Chairman: MD. Foyaj Uddin
  • Paschim Laksmiprasad Chairman: MD. Faruq Ahmed
  • Purba Dighirpar Chairman: MD. Abdul Mumin Chowdhury
  • Shathback Mustak ahmed polash
  • Bara Chatul Chairman: Mubosshir Ali
  • Kanaighat Chairman: Mamun Rashid
  • Dakshin Banigram Chairman: Masud Ahmed
  • Jhingrabari Chairman: abbas uddin
  • Rajaganj Chairman: Manik Mia
  • [ saraker Bazar Chairman: Ali hussain Kajol
  • Chairman: Ashik Uddin Chowdhury[2]
  • Woman Vice Chairman: Moriom Begum[3]
  • Vice Chairman: Jahangir Alam Rana[4]
  • Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Tania Sultana [5]
  • Officer In Charge (OC): Md. Abdul Ahad [6]

Education

Some Educational Institutions are:

  • Dhurgapur High School and College, Chatul Bazar
  • Darul Uloom Kanaighat Madrasah
  • Kanaighat Mansuria Kamil Madrasah
  • Gasbari J.U. Kamil Madrasah
  • Jhingabari Senior Madrasah
  • Kanaighat Degree College
  • Kanaighat Women's College
  • Gasbari Women's Madrasha
  • Kanaighat Government High School
  • Umorgonj Govt Primary School
  • Gasbari M.U. Akuni Madrasah
  • Gasbari Modern Academy
  • Gasbari Degree College
  • Gasbari Cadet Madrasah
  • Jhingabari School and College
  • Soroker Bazar High School
  • Chari para high School
  • Mulagul Haris chy academi
  • Suratun nesa high School

References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Kanaighat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973147/
  3. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973151
  4. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973149
  5. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973145
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
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