Fenchuganj Upazila

Fenchuganj
ফেঞ্চুগঞ্জ
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Police Station 1907
Upazila 1981
Government
 • MP (Sylhet-3) Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury
 • Chairman (Upazila Parishad) Saifullah Al Hussain
Area
 • City 114.48 km2 (43.95 sq mi)
Population
 • City 1,38,881
 • Density 713/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
 • Urban 25,000
 • Urban density 815/km2 (2,110/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 3116, 3117
Website https://www.fenchuganj.com/

Fenchuganj (Bengali: ফেঞ্চুগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Fenchuganj is located at 24°42′30″N 91°56′25″E / 24.7083°N 91.9403°E / 24.7083; 91.9403 . It has 13368 households and total area 114.48 km².

Economy

Fenchuganj Upazila has Seven Power Plants, Two Urea Fertilizer factories, three Tea gardens, Three Rubber gardens, One Gas field, Hakaluki Haor (Largest Haour in South Asia) and many more. This Upazila contributes a lot in the National economy of Bangladesh.

Hakaluki Haor, Fenchuganj

Farms and Industries

Number Details Total
1 Fertiliser Factory 02
2 Power Plants 06
3 Gas Field 01
4 Tea Garden 02
5 Rubber Garden 03
6 Poultries Fishery 30
7 Dairy 18
8 Poultry 28

(First fertilizer factory planted in Asia) (Producer : Ammonia, Ammonium sulphate, Urea.)

(The Biggest fertilizer factory planted in Bangladesh )

Education

Fenchugonj Upazila is performing 5.6% above the Bangladesh national average in education. The average rate of education is 68% in Fenchuganj. There are many educational institutions some of these are,

Educational institutions

Number Details Total
1 Mosques 131
2 High Schools 11
3 Junior high school 02
4 Collages 04
5 Primary School (government) 36
6 Primary School (Private) 05
7 Madrasah (Alia) 02
8 Madrasah (Dakhil) 04
9 Qaumi Madrasah 18
10 Kindergarten school 09
11 Business Management College 1
13 Girls Schools 02
14 Boys schools 01

Communication

Fenchuganj has good communication with the rest of the country because it has river, road and rail links. During British rule river and rail was popular, then comes road, now there is an A2( Asian Highway) road built through fenchuganj, connecting Sylhet- Dhaka and other parts of the country. Established here is a market place on the bank of River Kushiara, with Tuesday and Saturday being the main trading days, people from surrounding 10/15 miles come to the market to trade and shop. Now there are many local markets which sit every day. Among scenes of Fenchuganj, both bridges over Kushiara. Hills around degree college, lake near degree college, fertilizer factory from nearby hill (jola tilla), tea estates, Delwar Hussain mosque, sunset from ilashpur (dhala) bridge and boat trip down the river are very enjoyable.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Fenchuganj has a population of 1,38,881 . Males constitute 51.07% of the population, and females 48.93%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 65383. Fenchuganj has an average literacy rate of 68.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 62.4% literate. Now 91,400 Male are 45,040, and Females are 46,369.[2] Religions: Muslim 88.72%, Hindu 11.25%, Buddhist and Christian 0.03%.

Administrative

Fenchuganj has-

Number Name Of Unions
01 No. Fenchuganj Union Parishad
02 No. Maijgoan Union Parishad
03 No. Ghilachora Union Parishad
04 No. Uttar Kushiara Union Parishad
05 No. Uttar Fenchuganj Union Parishad

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Fenchuganj Upazila", 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.


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