Companiganj Upazila, Sylhet

Companiganj (Sylhet) কোম্পানীগঞ্জ
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sylhet District
Government
- MP (Sylhet-4)	Imran Ahmad (Awami League)
Area
- Total	278.55 km2 (107.5 sq mi)
Population
- Total	85,169
- Density	306/km2 (792.5/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	3100

Companiganj (Bengali: কোম্পানীগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Companiganj is located at 25°04′45″N 91°45′15″E / 25.0791°N 91.7542°E / 25.0791; 91.7542 . It has 13620 units of house hold and total area 278.55 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Companiganj has a population of 85169. Males constitute are 51.86% of the population, and females 48.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 39684. Companiganj has an average literacy rate of 12.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

According to BANGLAPEDIA:National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, land value of all Upazillas of Sylhet District. List as follows: (1). Sylhet Sadar: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 49,500 per 0.01 hectare. (2). Balaganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade cultivable land is about Tk 48,000 per 0.01 hectare. (3). Beanibazar: Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is about Tk 12,500 per 0.01 hectare. (4). Zakiganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 10,000 (per 0.01 hectare). (5). Barlekaha: Value of land Market value of first grade arable land is about Tk 7,500 per 0.01 hectare. (6). Biswanath: Value of land Market value of land of first grade is about Tk 5,000 per 0.01 hectare. (7). Fenchuganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is Tk 4500 per 0.01 hectare (8). Golabganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is around Tk 4,000 per 0.01 hectare. (9). Jaintiapur: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare). and, (10). Kanaighat: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare).

Administrative

Companiganj has 6 Unions/Wards, 76 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 131 villages.

The unions are:

1. West Islampur
2. East Islampur
3. Ranikhali 1
4. Ranikhali 2
5. Telikhal1
6. Telikhal 2

See also

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

References

1. ^ "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.