Companiganj Upazila, Sylhet
| Companiganj (Sylhet) কোম্পানীগঞ্জ |
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| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sylhet District |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sylhet-4) | Imran Ahmad (Awami League) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 278.55 km2 (107.55 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 85,169 |
| • Density | 306/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 3100 |
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°04′45″N 91°45′15″E / 25.0791°N 91.7542°E . It has 13620 units of house hold and total area 278.55 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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]
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).
[edit] Administrative
Companiganj has 6 Unions/Wards, 76 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 131 villages.
The unions are:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
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