Golapganj Upazila - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Golabganj is an Upazila of Sylhet District

Sylhet District

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in the Division of Sylhet

Sylhet Division

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, Bangladesh

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History

Golapganj is the home of the legendary Khan Bahadur Nasiruddin Chowdhury, an Aristocrat, Iconic Civil Servant of British India, a Philanthropist and a charismatic personality of the archaic Golapganj society of the British period. He was bestowed with the "Khan Bahadur" Title by the then British Indian government for excellence in administrative capacity and working for the development of illiterate rural Golapganj.

Geography

Golapganj is located at 24.8583°N 92.0208°E . It has 34911 units of house hold and total area 278.34 km².
golapganj it is full of beautiful straw and bamboo houses along with tin shed buildings.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

1991 Bangladesh census

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, Golapganj has a population of 229074. Males constitute are 50.29% of the population, and females 49.71%. This eighteen Upazila's population is 110364. Golapganj has an average literacy rate of 33.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

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).

Unions

Amura Union.
Bagha Union.
Bhadeshwar Union.
Budbari Bazar Union.
Dakshin Bade Union
Dhaka Dakshin Union.
Phoolbari Union.
Golapganj Union.
Lakshanaband Union.
Lakkhi Pasha Union.
Uttar Bade Pasha Union.

Villages

Khagail (10 No. Uttar Bade Pasha Union)
Alompur (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Amkuna
Amkuna
- History :Amkuna is a village name.Post Office: Asirgonj Bazer,Union/council: Uttar Bade Pasha,Upazilla /Thana: Golapganj,District/City:Sylhet,Bangladesh.- Demographics :...

(Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Asirgonj (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Badepasha (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Bagla (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Chandor Pur
Dampal {Amura Union }.
Dhakadakshin
Golapnogor (Uttar Bade Pasha Union)
Hajirkuna (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Hilghat
Islam Pur
Kautkuna (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Khalidohr
Khalijori
Khani Shail
Khatkhai
Lama Chandor Pur
Nogor
Raihghor
Shantirbazar (Uttar Bade Pasha Union).
Sunam Pur

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Chairmans served the Golapganj Upazilas Unions.

Muhibur Rahman - served the Uttar Bade Pasha Union, - ( Awarded: The Best union
Political union
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Chairman in Sylhet
Sylhet
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city
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on 2005, Jatio Shomaj Sheba Sorushkar 2007, SARC Serving the community award, Asia
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2007).