Kanaighat Upazila

Kanaighat
কানাইঘাট
Upazila
Kanaighat

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E / 25.017°N 92.2467°E / 25.017; 92.2467Coordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E / 25.017°N 92.2467°E / 25.017; 92.2467
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Area
 • Total 412.25 km2 (159.17 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 178,654
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 3180
Website Kanaighat Upazila

Kanaighat (Bengali: কানাইঘাট) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Kanaighat is located at 25°01′00″N 92°14′50″E / 25.0166°N 92.2472°E / 25.0166; 92.2472 . It has 29568 households and total area 412.25 km².

Demographics

At the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kanaighat had a population of about 2,50,000. Males constituted 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. The population of those aged 18 and older was 85,855. Kanaighat had an average literacy rate of 62% (7+ years). Religions: Muslim 95%, Hindu 4.10%, Christian 0.2%, and tribal 0.3%.

Points of interest

Administration

Kanaighat has 1 municipality (Pourasava), 9 Unions/ Wards, 252 Mauzas/ Mahallas, and 288 villages. The municipality is: Kanaighat. The unions are:

Education

Some Educational Institutions are: Kanaighat Mansuria Kamil Madrasah, Gasbari J.U. Kamil Madrasah, Jhingabari Senior Madrasah, Kanaighat Degree College, Kanaighat Women's College, Gasbari Women's Madrasha, Kanaighat Government High School and Universal Model Academy are some of the educational institutions of the upazila.

References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Kanaighat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973147/
  3. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973151
  4. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973149
  5. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973145
  6. ↑ http://kanaighat.sylhet.gov.bd/node/973005
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