Fenchuganj Upazila

Fenchuganj
ফেঞ্চুগঞ্জ
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Government
 • MP (Sylhet-6) M. Samad Chowdhury (Awami League)
Area
 • Total 114.48 km2 (44.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 81,605
 • Density 713/km2 (1,846.7/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 3100

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

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Geography

Fenchuganj is located at . It has 13368 units of house hold and total area 114.48 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Fenchuganj has a population of 81605. Males constitute are 51.07% of the population, and females 48.93%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 40383. Fenchuganj has an average literacy rate of 33.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1] Religions: Muslim 88.72%, Hindu 11.25%, Buddhist and Christian 0.03%.

According to BANGLAPEDIA:National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, land value of all Upazillas of Sylhet District. List as follows: (1). Sylhet Sadar: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 49,500 per 0.01 hectare. (2). Balaganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade cultivable land is about Tk 48,000 per 0.01 hectare. (3). Beanibazar: Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is about Tk 12,500 per 0.01 hectare. (4). Zakiganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 10,000 (per 0.01 hectare). (5). Barlekaha: Value of land Market value of first grade arable land is about Tk 7,500 per 0.01 hectare. (6). Biswanath: Value of land Market value of land of first grade is about Tk 5,000 per 0.01 hectare. (7). Fenchuganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is Tk 4500 per 0.01 hectare (8). Golabganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is around Tk 4,000 per 0.01 hectare. (9). Jaintiapur: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare). and, (10). Kanaighat: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare).

Administrative

Fenchuganj has 3 Unions/Wards, 30 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 88 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.