Golapganj Upazila

Golapganj গোলাপগঞ্জ
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sylhet District
Government
• MP (Sylhet-6)	Nurul Islam Nahid (Awami League)
Area
• Total	278.34 km2 (107.47 sq mi)
Population
• Total	229,074
• Density	823/km2 (2,130/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	3100

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

History

Golapganj is the home of the legendary Khan Bahadur Nasiruddin Chowdhury, an Aristocrat, Iconic Civil Servant of British India, a Philanthropist and a charismatic personality of the archaic Golapganj society of the British period. He was bestowed with the "Khan Bahadur" Title by the then British Indian government for excellence in administrative capacity and working for the development of illiterate rural Golapganj.

Geography

Golapganj is located at 24.8583°N 92.0208°E / 24.8583; 92.0208 . It has 34911 units of house hold and total area 278.34 km². golapganj it is full of beautiful straw and bamboo houses along with tin shed buildings.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Golapganj has a population of 229074. Males constitute are 50.29% of the population, and females 49.71%. This eighteen Upazila's population is 110364. Golapganj has an average literacy rate of 33.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

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

Golapganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 108 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 254 villages.

Unions

• Amura Union.
• Bagha Union.
• Bhadeshwar Union.
• Budbari Bazar Union.
• Dakshin Bade Union
• Dhaka Dakshin Union.
• Phoolbari Union.
• Golapganj Union.
• Lakshanaband Union.
• Lakkhi Pasha Union.
• Uttar Bade Pasha Union.

Villages

• Khagail (10 No. Uttar Bade Pasha Union)
• Alompur (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Amkuna (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Asirgonj (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Badepasha (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Bagla (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Chandor Pur
• Dampal {Amura Union }.
• Dhakadakshin
• Golapnogor (Uttar Bade Pasha Union)
• Hajirkuna (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Hilghat
• Islam Pur
• Kautkuna (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Khalidohr
• Khalijori
• Khani Shail
• Khatkhai
• Lama Chandor Pur
• Nogor
• Raihghor
• Shantirbazar (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
• Sunam Pur

By Kukon Ahmed

Chairmans served the Golapganj Upazilas Unions.

• Muhibur Rahman - served the Uttar Bade Pasha Union, - ( Awarded: The Best union Chairman in Sylhet city on 2005, Jatio Shomaj Sheba Sorushkar 2007, SARC Serving the community award, Asia 2007).

• Mojir Uddin Chaklader - served the Dhakadakshin Union,3rd time serving the community.

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See also

• Beanibazar Upazila
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

http://www.golapganj.com