Beanibazar Upazila

Beanibazar Thana
Nickname:  Beanibazar
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sylhet District
Area
• Total	253.22 km2 (97.77 sq mi)
Population
• Total	181,547
• Density	717/km2 (1,860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	3170-75

Beanibazar (Template:Lang-bn) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

History

The name "Beanibazar", correct spelling is 'Bihani Bazaar' which means "morning market". In the past, Beanibazar was surrounded mostly by jungles with many tigers that attacked people regularly at night. They made it almost impossible for the residents to go the bazaar after dusk to buy or sell daily necessary items. For this reason most of the shopping activities was held in the morning and hence the name Beanibazar.Previously, Beanibazar was called "Pancha Khanda" which means "Five Parts". Beanibazar is one of the upazilas in Sylhet which has the largest numbers of expatriates living in the United Kingdom , United States , Canada , Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Kuwait, Bahrain, and some other parts of the Middle East.

Geography

Beanibazar is located at 24.8250°N 92.1625°E / 24.8250; 92.1625. It has 27,089 units of household and a total area of 253.22 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Beanibazar had a population of 181,547, 49.5% of whom are male and 50.5% are female. 89,317 (or 49.2%) of the population are over the age of 18.

Beanibazar has an average literacy rate of 37.4% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4%. Religions: Muslim 95.66%, Hindu 4.31%, and others 0.03%

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Administrative

Beanibazar has 11 Unions/Wards, 145 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.

Unions

• Alinagar Union.
• Beanibazar Union.
• Charkhai Union.
• Dobhag Union.
• Kurar Bazar Union.
• Lauta Union.
• Mathiura Union.
• Mullapur Union.
• Muria Union.
• Sheola Union.
• Tilpara Union.

Villages

• Arizatilla (kurar Bazar Union)
• Abdullapur ( Mullapur Union).
• Adinabad (Charkhai Union).
• Akakhazana (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Angerjur (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Angura Mohammedpur (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Aurangabad (Mathiura Union).
• Ashtogory (muria union)
• Baghbari (Charkhai Union)
• Baurbag (Lauta Union)
• Bilua ( Charkhai Union).
• Borodesh (Muria Union)
• Baroda (muria union)
• Chakrabani (Charkhai Union)
• Charaboi (Sheola Union).
• Chondogram (Alinagar Union).
• Chutodesh (Muria Union).
• Dahal (Charkhai Union)
• Dasura (Tilpara Union).
• Deogram (Charkhai Union)
• Deul gram (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Dottogram ([(Charkhai Union)].
• Doakha (Mathiura Union).
• Dudbokshi (Mathiura Union).
• Dulovkha ([Mathiura Union]).
• Ghorua (Sheola Union).
• Girkhai (Charkhai Union)
• Gobindosri (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Goror band (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Gungadia (Muria Union)
• Hajarapara (Charkhai Union)
• Jaldhup (Lauta Union).
• Jalalnagar (Charkhai Union)
• Kalaiura (Lauta Union).
• Kakura (Charkhai Union)
• Kamargram (Charkhai Union)
• Kandi Gram (Mathiura Union).
• Koshba (Beanibazar Union).
• Koskatkha (Charkhai Union)
• Kunagram (Muria Union.
• Lawjari (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Longla Kuna (Charkhai Union)
• Maizkapon (muri union)
• Minari (Mathiura Union).
• Nal Bohar (Mathiura Union).
• Nasirabad Mathiura Union, .
• Nateshwar (Charkhai Union)
• Nidonpur (Mullapur Union).
• nowa gram (muria union)
• Nondagram (Charkhai Union)
• Nayagram (Beanibazar Union).
• Nayarchak (Charkhai Union).
• Pashchim Per (Mathiura Union).
• Poilgram (Charkhai Union)
• PolliShashon (Charkhai Union)
• Purbo Per (Mathiura Union).
• Purush pal (Mathiura Union).
• Shachanchak (Charkhai Union)
• Shafachak (Charkhai Union)
• Sheiklal (Mathiura Union).
• Shupatala (Beanibazar Union).
• Sridhora (Beanibazar Union)
• takoi kuna (muria union)
• Torongo (Charkhai Union)
• Ussa Mullapur (Mullapur Union).
• Uttar Aka Khazana (Kurar Bazar Union).
• Uttor Per (Mathiura Union).

Educational institutions

List of Colleges:

• Beani Bazar Government College.
• Beanibazar Adarsha Mohila College.
• Kurar Bazar College.
• Syed Nabeeb Ali College.
• Boiragibazar ideal College.

List of High Schools :

• Asirgong High School.
• Balinga High School.
• Beanibazar Girls High School.
• Bibirai Junior Secondary School.
• Boiragibazar High School.
• Charkhai Dipakhik High School.
• Dakshin Muria High School.
• Dasura High School.
• Deulgram Dipakhik High School.
• Dhaka Uttor Mohammedpur High School.
• Dubag High School.
• Govindasree High School.
• Gungadia Borodesh Girls High School.
• Jaldup High School.
• Jamshed Ahmed High School.
• Kakordia Teradol High School.
• Kasbah Girls High School.
• Khalil Chowdhury Adarsha Biddaniketon.
• Kurar Bazar High School.
• Lauta High School.
• Mathiura Dipakhik High School,
• Mathiura Girls High School.
• Mullapur Union High School.
• Nalbahar High School.
• Nidonpur Supatola Secondary Girls School.
• Paton Abdullapur Girls High School.
• Panchakhanda Haragovindo High School.
• Purbo Muria High School.
• Shahjalal Secondary School.
• Soptogram High School.
• Syeed Farhana High School.
• The New Generation Ideal High School.

List of Madrasah:

• Baurbag Hafiziya Madrasa.
• Beanibazar Senior Fazil Madrasah.
• Boiragibazar Senior Madrasah.
• Dasura Senior Madrasah.
• Dubagbazar Hafizia Alim Madrasah.
• Mathiura Senior Fazil Madrasah (Mathiura Union).
• Phahariabohor Hafizia Madrasha.
• Purbo Muria Hifjul Ulum Dakil Madrasah.
• Purush Pal Hafiziya Madrasa.
• Rohmothabad Darul Sunnah Dakil Madrasah.
• Uttor Akakhazana Dakil Madrasah.

List of Primary Schools :

• Baurbag Adarshaw Primary School.
• Centre Mathiura Government Model Primary School.
• Dinonath Govt Primary School.
• DR. Fazlu Islam Kindergarten Academy School.
• Jaldhup Govt Primary School.
• Kalaiura Govt Primary School.
• Khasa Idle Government Primary School.
• Khasha Govt Primary School.
• Kismot Govt Primary School.
• Lauta Primary School.
• Nobang Sutarkandi Govt Primary School.
• Purush Pal Wasiria Government Primary School,(Mathiura Union).
• Pathon Govt Primary School.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Villages of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh