Kanaighat Upazila

Kanaighat
কানাইঘাট
Upazila
Kanaighat

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E / 25.017°N 92.2467°ECoordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E / 25.017°N 92.2467°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Area
 • Total 412.25 km2 (159.17 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 178,654
 • Density 433/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
3180 3180
Website Kanaighat Upazila

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

Geography

Kanaighat is located at 25°01′00″N 92°14′50″E / 25.0166°N 92.2472°E . It has 29568 units of house hold and total area 412.25 km². | Maps =Map of Kanaighat

Demographics

At the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kanaighat had a population of about 2,50,000. Males constituted 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. The population of those aged 18 and older was 85,855. Kanaighat had an average literacy rate of 62% (7+ years). Religions: Muslim 95%, Hindu 4.10%, Christian 0.2%, and tribal 0.3%.

Administration

Administrative

Kanaighat has 1 municipality (Pourasava), 9 Unions/ Wards, 252 Mauzas/ Mahallas, and 288 villages.

The municipality is:

Kanaighat.

The unions are:

  1. Purba Laksmiprasad Chairman : MD. Foyaj Uddin- 01720910166
  2. Paschim Laksmiprasad Chairman : MD. Faruq Ahmed- 01725958474
  3. Purba Dighirpar Chairman :MD. Abdul Mumin Chowdhury- 01710983836
  4. Shathback Chairman :Foyjul Islam- 01727158233
  5. Bara Chatul Chairman :Mubosshir Ali- 01733172425
  6. Kanaighat Chairman :Sirajul Islam- 01711966469
  7. Dakshin Banigram Chairman :MD. Shahab Uddin-01715037287
  8. Jhingrabari Chairman :Rofiq Ahmed Chowdhury- 01711271354
  9. Rajaganj Chairman :Manik Mia- 01751660130

Some Educational Institutions are: Gasbari J.U. Kamil Madrasah, Kanaighat Mansuria Senior Madrasah, Jhingabari Senior Madrasah, Kanaighat Degree College, Kanaighat Women's College, Gasbari Women's Madrasha, Universal Model Academy are some of the educational institutions of the upazila.

Important Places:

1. Gasbari Bazar.

2. Suraighat Bazar.

3. Chatul Bazar.

4. Soroker Bazar.

5. Mulagul.

6.UJAN BIRDAL


The first online news paper of kanaighat www.kanaighatnews24.com editor:-mahbuburrashid

References

  1. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973147/
  2. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973151
  3. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973149
  4. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973145
  5. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973005
1.http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/