Habiganj Sadar Upazila

Habiganj Sadar (Bengali: হবিগঞ্জ সদর) is an upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Habiganj Sadar

হবিগঞ্জ সদর
Upazila
Habiganj Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°22.5′N 91°25′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictHabiganj District
Area
 • Total253.74 km2 (97.97 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total225,469
 • Density889/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Habiganji, Hobigonji
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitehabiganjsadar.habiganj.gov.bd

Geography

Habiganj Sadar is located at 24.3750°N 91.4167°E / 24.3750; 91.4167. It has 38977 households and total area 253.74 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Habiganj Sadar has a population of 225469. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117014. Habiganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Habiganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Habiganj Municipality, Shayestaganj Municipality, and ten union parishads: Gopaya, Laskerpur, Lukra, Nijampur, Nurpur, Poil, Rajiura, Richi, Shayestaganj, and Teghoria. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 248 villages.[3]

Habiganj Municipality and Shayestaganj Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards.[3]

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are five colleges in the upazila. They include Government Habiganj Mohila College and Shaistagonj Degree College. Brindaban Government College, founded in 1931,[4] is the only honors level one.

The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa.[5]

See also

References
  1. Md Kabir Hussain (2012). "Habiganj Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Habiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "BGCH At A Glance". Brindaban Government College. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  5. "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.


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