Companiganj Upazila, Sylhet

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Coordinates: 25.0791° N 91.7542° E

Companiganj Upazila

Companiganj
Division_name
 - District
Sylhet Division
 - Sylhet District
Coordinates 25.0791° N 91.7542° E
Area 278.55 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
85169
 - 306/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Companiganj

Companiganj (Bengali: কোম্পানীগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Companiganj is located at 25.0791° N 91.7542° E . It has 13620 units of house hold and total area 278.55 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Companiganj has a population of 85169. Males constitute are 51.86% of the population, and females 48.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 39684. Companiganj has an average literacy rate of 12.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Companiganj has 3 Unions/Wards, 76 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 131 vilages.

The unions are:

  1. Islampur
  2. Ranikhali
  3. Telikhal

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.