Zakiganj Upazila

Zakiganj
জকিগঞ্জ
Upazila
Zakiganj

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°52.7′N 92°22.3′E / 24.8783°N 92.3717°E / 24.8783; 92.3717Coordinates: 24°52.7′N 92°22.3′E / 24.8783°N 92.3717°E / 24.8783; 92.3717
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Area
 • Total 287.33 km2 (110.94 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 174,038
 • Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Zakiganj

Zakiganj (Bengali: জকিগঞ্জ Zokigonj) is an Upazila of Sylhet District[1] in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.

History

The town is famous in Sylhet, for being the home town of Quari Abdul Latif Chowdhury, the founder of the Latifia Muslim sect movement.

Geography

Zakiganj is located at 24°52′40″N 92°22′20″E / 24.8778°N 92.3722°E / 24.8778; 92.3722 . It has 29836 households and total area 287.33 km².

It is situated on the north bank of Kushiyara River, opposite Karimganj town of Assam, India.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Zakiganj has a population of 174038. Males constitute 50.55% of the population, and females 49.45%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 85935. Zakiganj has an average literacy rate of 30.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2] Religions: Muslim 81.48%, Hindu 18.47%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.05%.

Points of interest

Administration

Zakiganj has 09 Unions/Wards, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 286 villages.

The unions are:

  1. Barahal
  2. Barathakuri
  3. Birosree
  4. Kajalshar
  5. Khaskanakpur
  6. Kholachara
  7. Manikpur
  8. Sultanpur
  9. Zakiganj

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md. Abdul Hakim (2012), "Zakiganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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