Kanaighat Upazila
| Kanaighat কানাইঘাট |
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 Kanaighat
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| 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 | Official Map of Kanaighat |
Kanaighat (Bengali: কানাইঘাট) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kanaighat has a population of 178654. Males constitute are 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 85855. Kanaighat has an average literacy rate of 21.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1] Religions: Muslim 95%, Hindu 4.10%, Christian 0.2%, and tribal 0.3%.
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] Aministration
Chairman : Ashik Chowdhury
Women Vice Chairman :
Vice Chairman :
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):
[edit] Administrative
Kanaighat has 9 Unions/Wards, 252 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 288 villages.
The unions are:
- Bara Chatul
- Dakshin Banigram
- Jhingrabari
- Kanaighat
- Paschim Dighirpar
- Paschim
- Purba Dighirpar
- Purba
- Rajaganj
[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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