Senbagh Upazila
Senbag (Bengali: সেনবাগ) is an upazila of Noakhali District.[1] Senbag is located within an area of 155.83 square kilometres (60.2 sq mi), which is enclosed by Nangalkot upazila (to the north), Noakhali Sadar and Companiganj upazilas (south), Daganbhuyiyan upazila, Feni (east), with Begumganj and Laksam upazilas (to the west).
Senbag
সেনবাগ | |
|---|---|
  Senbag Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°59′N 91°14′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Noakhali District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.83 km2 (61.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 283,145 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | senbug |
Geography
Senbag is located at 22.9833°N 91.2333°E. It has 38067 units of households and a total area of 155.83 square kilometres (60.2 sq mi).
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Senbag has a population of 216,309. Males are 48.24% of the population, and females 51.76%. This Upazila's eighteen-and-older population is 100,117. Senbag has an average literacy rate of 43.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
The total area of the town is 15.7 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi), and the population is 23,530: male 49.34%, female 50.66%; population density per km2 1499. The literacy rate among the town's people is 49.3%.
Administration
Senbag thana was turned into Senbag Upazila in 1983.
Senbagh Upazila is divided into Senbagh Municipality and nine union parishads: Arjuntala, Bejbagh, Chhatarpaia, Dumurua, Kabilpur, Kadra, Kesharpar, Mohammadpur, and Nabipur. The union parishads are subdivided into 97 mauzas and 105 villages.[3]
Senbagh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[3]
- Parliament Member: Md. Morshrd Alam
- Chairman: Zafar Ahmed Chowdhury
- Women's Vice Chairman: Marium Sultana
- Vice Chairman: Golam kobir
- Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): MD. SAIFUL ISLAM MAJUMDER
Religious institutions
Senbag Upazila has 312 Mosques and 14 temples.
Senbag Bazar Jame Masjid, Miah Bari Jame Masjid - Nolua are among the most notable Mosque in this area. The Senbag (town) consists of six mouzas.
Education
The average literacy is 70.3%: male 50.3% and female 20.0%. Educational institutions include: government college 1, non-government college 2, government high school 2, non-government high school 23, madrasa 19, government primary school 79, and non-government primary school 41. Cultural organisations include: Rural club 17, cinema hall 1, and playground 14. The main occupations are: agriculture 30.14%, agricultural labourer 16.66%, wage labourer 1.96%, commerce 10.99%, service 23.54%, transport 2.52% and others 14.19%. About 1,000 women and girls received sewing training from MAAWS Sewing Training Institute by June 2011. MAAWS also founded a computer training school at village Earpur in Senbag. There is a village in Domoria union named Gazir Hat where a high school (Gazir Hat High School), a primary school, (Domoria Primary School) etc., (the Akbor Ali Khan College). There is a village in Kadra union named Mogua where a high school, a primary school, and a vocational high school are situated. Freedom Fighter M A Azim Chowdhury is one of the founders and former headmaster of M A Ali High School and Vocational High School in Mogua Village. Domoura and Mogua village are most popular in Senbag upazila. There have a model many model village, one of them is Chandpur. Chandpur have many educational institute. Chandpur Model High School is one of famous educational institutes. It wasestablished in 1992.
The most popular village is Thanar par 9 no word under 1 no Chaterpaiya union. There is a standard educational institution called Fayzunnesa Ibtedaye Model Madrasah (Established in 2019), which will comply International Standard Educational procedures. Besides the Islamic Education, this Madrasah's students will get the privilege of Spoken English and Arabic Conversation which is not available at other institutions in senbag thana. Besides it has mandatory Computer education and debate programmes. Mainly this Model Madrasah will be led by Chief Coordinator Mr. Abdul Ahad, Kamil Hadith, Jamea Ahamadia Kamil Madrasah, Chittagong, Manager HR AK Khan Group, Mr. Rakibul Hasan (Coordinator, student of Notre Dame College and Dhaka Divisional Debate champion,2016) and Md.Sharif Uddin (Principal), Khotib Thanar par Central Jame Mosque. There are perfectly trained and well skilled Teachers and its target is to ensure quality education and to be one of the best educational institution at Noakhali under Chattogram Division.
References
- Md. Tawhid Hussain Chowdhury (2012), "Senbag Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Noakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
