Senbagh Upazila
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| Senbag সেনবাগ |
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 Senbag
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| Coordinates: 22°59′N 91°14′E / 22.983°N 91.233°ECoordinates: 22°59′N 91°14′E / 22.983°N 91.233°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Noakhali District |
| Government | |
| • M.P | Joynul Abedin Faruk |
| • Upazila Chairman | Kazi Mofizur Rahman |
| • Upazila Vice Chairman | Maolana Abdul Malek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 155.83 km2 (60.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 216,309 |
| • Density | 1,388/km2 (3,594.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Senbag (Bengali: সেনবাগ) is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Senbag is located within an area of 155.83 square kilometres (60.2 sq mi), which is enclosed by Nangalkot upazila (to the north), Noakhali Sadar and Companiganj upazilas (south), Daganbhuyiyan upazila, Feni (east), with Begumganj and Laksam upazilas (to the west).
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[edit] Aministration
Chairman : Qazi Mohammad Mofizur Rahman
Women Vice Chairman :
Vice Chairman : Abdul Malek
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Muhammad Anwar Pasha
[edit] Administrative
Senbagh thana was turned into Senbagh Upazila in 1983. It consists of 9 Union parishads, 99 mouzas and 111 villages. The total area population is 216309; male 48.24%, female 51.76%; with Muslim 94.89%; Hindu 5.04%, Buddhist 0.07%. Of the unions of Senbagh Upazila, Domoria Union is one of the places in the upazila, as the people living in this upazila are highly educated. One village in this union is Porikot which has a school, mosque, and many social institutions that set this village prominent among the villages. The relationships among the villagers are mentionable as they formed a close tie among them. Among the social welfare organizations, Munshi Atar Ali Welfare Society (MAAWS) is situated at Yarpur village in Kabilpur Union.
[edit] Religious institutions
Senbagh Upazila has the Mosque 312, temple 14, most noted of which is Senbagh Bazar Jami Mosque. The Senbag (town) consists of six mouzas.
[edit] Town population
The total area of the town is 15.7 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi), and the population is 23,530: male 49.34%, female 50.66%; population density per km2 1499. The literacy rate among the town's people is 49.3%.
[edit] Literacy and educational institutions
The average literacy is 20.3%: male 27.7% and female 12.8%. Educational institutions include: government college 1, non-government college 2, government high school 2, non-government high school 23, madrasa 19, government primary school 79, and non-government primary school 41. Cultural organisations include: Rural club 17, cinema hall 1, and playground 14. The main occupations are: agriculture 30.14%, agricultural labourer 16.66%, wage labourer 1.96%, commerce 10.99%, service 23.54%, transport 2.52% and others 14.19%. About 1,000 women and girls received sewing training from MAAWS Sewing Training Institute by June 2011. MAAWS also founded a computer training school at village Earpur in Senbag.
[edit] Land use
The total cultivable land is 12,144.88 hectares (30,010.7 acres), with fallow land 923.51 hectares (2,282.0 acres), and cultivable land under irrigation 24%. For land control among the peasants, 32% are landless, 30% small, 26% intermediate and 12% rich. The cultivable land per head is 0.05 hectares (0.12 acre). The market value of the land of the first grade is approximately Tk 6000 per 0.01 hectare. The main crops are paddy, jute, wheat, potato, brinjal, sugarcane, varieties of pulses, oil seed, betel leaf, and betel nut.
The extinct, or nearly extinct, crops include: linseed, sesame, sweet potato, mustard seed, aus and aman paddy. The main fruits are mango, jackfruit, papaya, coconut, banana, and dates.
[edit] Communication facilities and roads
The roads include: pucca 194 kilometres (121 mi), semi pucca 88 kilometres (55 mi) and mud road 275 km. The traditional transport is Palanquin, horse carriage, bullock cart and boat. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct. The manufacturing includes: rice mill 70, flour and chilli mill 40, ice factory 6. The cottage industries include: weaving 164, bamboo and cane work 480, blacksmith 61, potteries 48, wood work 163, brass work 25, jute and fabrics work 29. Hats and bazars are 22, most noted of which are Kankir Hat, Senbagh Bazar, Chhamir Munshir Hat and Darbesh Hat; fair 1. The main exports are: rice, coconut, betel nut, banana, betel leaf.
For NGO activities, operationally important NGOs are BRAC, PROSHIKA, ASA, CARE, CARITAS & MAAWS. Health centres in the Upazila include: health complex 1 & MAAWS health complex 1, family planning centre 9.
[edit] Geography
Senbag is located at 22°59′00″N 91°14′00″E / 22.9833°N 91.2333°E. It has 38067 units of households and a total area of 155.83 square kilometres (60.2 sq mi).
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Senbag has a population of 216,309. Males are 48.24% of the population, and females 51.76%. This Upazila's eighteen-and-older population is 100,117. Senbag has an average literacy rate of 43.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[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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