Chunarughat Upazila

Chunarughat
চুনারুঘাট
Upazila
Chunarughat

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°12.5′N 91°31.3′E / 24.2083°N 91.5217°ECoordinates: 24°12.5′N 91°31.3′E / 24.2083°N 91.5217°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Habiganj District
Area
  Total 495.52 km2 (191.32 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 233,752
  Density 472/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Chunarughat

Chunarughat (Bengali: চুনারুঘাট) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chunarughat is located at 24°12′30″N 91°31′20″E / 24.2083°N 91.5222°E . It has 43660 units of house hold and total area 495.52 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chunarughat has a population of 233752. Males constitute 50.2% of the population, and females 49.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 119571. Chunarughat has an average literacy rate of 49.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Chunarughat has one Pourosova & 10 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 377 villages.

See also

References

  1. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.