Zakiganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Zakiganj
locator_position = right
latd = 24.8778
longd = 92.3722
division_name = Sylhet Division
district = Sylhet District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 174038
population_density = 606
area_total = 287.33
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sylhet/Zakiganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Zakiganj
footnotes =

Zakiganj ( _bn. জকিগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Zakiganj is located at coord|24.8778|N|92.3722|E| . It has 29836 units of house hold and total area 287.33 km².its a famous city in sylhet. fultali saheb's house is there.

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Zakiganj has a population of 174038. Males constitute are 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. there is a madrasha called Shah Wali Ullah Ahmadiah Latifiah Munshi Para Dakhil Madrasah. It is a good madrasah. It's munshi para of Zakiganj Upazila. 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.] Religions: Muslim 86.48%, Hindu 13.47%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.05%.

Administrative

Zakiganj has 9 Unions/Wards, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 286 villages.

The unions are:

# Barahal
# Barathakuri
# Birosree
# Kajalshar
# Khaskanakpur
# Kholachhara
# Manikpur
# Sultanpur
# Zakiganj

ee also

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

References