Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali

Companiganj (Bengali: কোম্পানিগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Noakhali District[1].

Companiganj

কোম্পানিগীঞ্জ
Upazila
Companiganj
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°52.5′N 91°17′E
Country Bangladesh
DistrictNoakhali District
Area
 • Total380.33 km2 (146.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total279,870
 • Density601/km2 (1,560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3850
Websitecompaniganj.noakhali.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Geography

Companigani is bounded by Senbgh and Daganbhuiyan upazilas on the north, Noakhali Sadar and Sandwip on the south, Sonagazi and Mirsharai on the east, Noakhali Sadar on the west. The main rivers are Little Feni and Bamni.

Companiganj (town) stands six km south of Maijdi Road. The town consists of six mouzas. It has an area of 6.5 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Companiganj had a population of 183351. Males constitute 49.71% of the population, and females 50.29%. Population density was 601 per km2. The town has one dakbungalow. It has 30,847 households.

Muslims constitute 91.85%, Hindus 8.10% and Christians 0.05%. Residents over eighteen number 83104. The Companiganj has an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years); male 41.5% and female 27.8%; and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Companiganj thana was established in 1888. The upazila consists of 11 union parishads/councils, 39 mouzas and 41 villages.2

The unions are:

  • Char-fokira
  • Musapur
  • Rampur
  • Char-elahi
  • Shirajpur
  • Char-hajari
  • Char-parboti
  • Char-kakra

Education

A government college, three non-government colleges, two government high schools, twenty-six non-government high schools, nine madrasas, one technical institution, fifty-seven government primary schools and nineteen non-government primary schools. Noted educational institutions include: Basurhat A. H. C. Government High School (1911), Companigong model high school (1982), Kabi Jashim Uddin High School (1986), Bamni High School (1914), Bamni College, Chowdhuryhat College, Basurhat Islamia Senior Madrasa (1914), Bamni Achhia Senior Madrasa (1915), Hazarihat High School, B.M College and Charparboti S. C High School.

English medium - Oxford school and College (2017)

Cultural organisations Club 22, Press Club, Companigonj, three public libraries, one cinema hall and twenty-six playgrounds

History

During the War of Liberation quite the Mukti Bahinis and the Pakistan army fought in Companiganj. Seven Muktijoddhas, including Sadar BLF Commander Ohidur Rahman Wadud, were A mass grave lies near Sluice Gate no 16.

See also

References
  1. Nuruddin Jaglul (2012), "Companiganj Upazila (Noakhali District)", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), 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.
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