Lakhai Upazila

Lakhai is located at 24.2889°N 91.2167°E / 24.2889; 91.2167. It has 19,465 households and total area of 196.56 km². Lakhai is the connecting point of 3 administrative divisions Sylhet, Dhaka & Chittagong of Bangladesh. It is surrounded by Habiganj Sadar Upazila, Baniachang Upazila, Madhabpur Upazila of Habiganj, Nasirnagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria and Austagram Upazila of Kishoreganj where Lakhai Upazila is the centre Point. Main rivers are: Meghna, Sutang, Monikhai, Balabhadra rivers

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lakhai had a population of 110,319, of whom 53,164 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 49.24% of the population, and females 50.76%. Lakhai had an average literacy rate of 21.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Lakhai consists of both plain lands and Haor areas, not only self-sufficient in food and fish but also exports, is famous for paddy, jute & winter corps.

Kalauk, Bhadikara,Bamai, Katihara, Lakhai, Amanullahpur (Borbari) Morakori, Muriauk, Karab, Bulla, Madna, Sinhagram, Begunai, Teghoria,Shibpur, Krishnapur, Dharmapur, Moshadia, Fulbaria, Satauk, Sajangram, Begunai, Rarishal, Marugach, Noagaon, Sontoshpur, Zirunda Manpur, Kamrapur, Montoil, Shuneswar, Moubari, Gonipoor,kataia,foridpur,bali,chondipur,morshidpur .[3]

Lakhai has 6 Unions Parishad, 70 Mouzas and 63 villages is administered by an Upazila Nirbahi Officer. The Unions are :-

1. Lakhai
2. Morakori
3. Muriauk
4. Bamai
5. Karab
6. Bulla.

Lakhai is connected through Habiganj, Ashuganj, Fandauk, Chatiain by road; Bhairab by launch and Shayestaganj, Shahjibazar, Nayapara by rail communications. Regional highway runs through Sarail, Nasirnagar, Lakhai, Habiganj route is important for road communications in this region. Lakhai–Dhaka and Lakhai–Sylhet direct bus services are available.

Lakhai was river based upazila in the past. But nowadays it has developed immediately.

At the 2001 census the average literacy rate of Lakhai Upazila was 28.7% (7+ years),[4] where national average is 46.2%. In Dhaka several thousands people of Lakhai reside where most of restaurants, Bakarkhani shops, newspaper stores, self-employed persons are from Lakhai. Movements for establishing Sylhet Division were also organized by people of Lakhai as they are in large numbers in Dhaka.

Lakhai is famous for pithas and hospitality, rich with cross cultures of greater Sylhet, Dhaka & Chittagong's flavour and foreign connections, it is unique of Bangladesh.

Important educational institutes are-

• Fulbaria mujibia islamia hafizia Madrasah
• Karab Nuria Islamia Madrasah
• Lakhai Muktijoddha Degree College,
• Kalauk High School, (upazila Sadar),
• Zirunda Manpur Tofailia Senior Madrasah
• Muriauk High School
• Dharmapur baage modina gausia Dakhil madrasha
• Bamai High School
• Rarhishal Korab High School
• Amanullahpur Shafikia Hafizia Madrasah, (Borbari)
• Lakhai Darul Hoda madrasah & Yeateem Khana
• Bhabanipur High school
• Kataia darussalam islamia madrasha
• Katihara Hafizia Madrasah
• Teghoria darul ulom Madrasah
• Morakori High School
• Teghoria SEDF Model High School
• Krishnapur High School
• Korab Rahmania Dakhil Madrasah
• Fulbaria Ebtedaee Madrasa

Kataia govt primary school

• Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury, senior journalist, editor, researcher, former minister and advisor to the President of Bangladesh, attended Lakhai A.C.R.C. Pilot High School.[5][6][7][8]

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• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh