Sullah Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Sullah
locator_position = right
latd = 24.6264
longd = 91.2500
division_name = Sylhet Division
district = Sunamganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 89941
population_density = 345
area_total = 260.74
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sunamganj/Sullah.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Sullah
footnotes =

Sullah ( _bn. শাল্লা) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sullah is located at coord|24.6264|N|91.2500|E| . It has 13881 units of house hold and total area 260.74 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Sullah has a population of 89941. Males constitute are 51.08% of the population, and females 48.92%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43247. Sullah has an average literacy rate of 21.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.] It has a large Hindu population with over 50% of the upazila.

Administrative

Sullah has 4 Unions/Wards, 67 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 113 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References