Companiganj Upazila, Sylhet

Companigonj (Sylhet) কোম্পানীগঞ্জ
Location of Companigonj (Sylhet) কোম্পানীগঞ্জ
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sylhet District
Government
• MP (Sylhet-4)	Imran Ahmad (Awami League)
Area
• Total	278.55 km^2 (107.55 sq mi)
Population
• Total	85,169
• Density	306/km^2 (790/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.^[1]

Geography

Companigonj is located at 25°04′45″N 91°45′15″E / 25.0791°N 91.7542°E . It has 13620 households and total area 278.55 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Companigonj has a population of 85169. Males constitute 51.86% of the population, and females 48.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 39684. Companigonj has an average literacy rate of 12.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administrative

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

The unions are:

1. West Islampur
2. East Islampur
3. North Ranikhai
4. South Ranikhai
5. Telikhal 1
6. Telikhal 2

See also

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

References

1. Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Companiganj Upazila (Sylhet District)", 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.