Talk:Chunarughat Upazila
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[edit] From Habiganj District
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Chunarughat thana was established in 1922, and 1983 turned into an upazila. Chunarughat Upazila has an area of 495.52 sq km, and is bounded by Habiganj Sadar and Bahubal upazilas to the north, Tripura to the south, Sreemangal upazila and Tripura to the east, Madhabpur upazila to the west. It consists of 10 union parishads, 165 mouzas and 377 villages. The total population of 2,33,752 (50.20% male, 49.80% female), with the literacy rate of 24.2% (31.4% male, 16.9% female). It needs to be mentioned that Dakkhinacharan Pilot High School, Gabtala Dakhil Madrasa and Agrani High School were established in 1928, 1933 and 1969 respectively.
Chunarughat Bazar (main town) consists of 3 mouzas, with an area of 3.53 sq km. The population is 6,631 (53.10% male, 46.9% female), with the literacy rate of 46.5%. The town is well known as a business centre. The town has one Dak-Banglow.
Chunarughat Upazila has 3 main rivers, they are Khowai, Sutang, Karangi.
Aktar Ahmed, 07:00, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
