Kamalganj Upazila

Kamalganj কমলগঞ্জ

Division	Sylhet Division
District	Moulvibazar District
Government
• MP (Moulvibazar-2, Moulvibazar-3)	Mahi Faiyaz, Nawab Abbas Ali Khan (2- Jatiya Party), Syed Mohsin Ali (3-Awami League)
Area
• Total	485.26 km² (187.36 sq mi)
Population
• Total	191,672
• Density	395/km² (1,020/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	3220-30

Kamalganj (Bengali: কমলগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of the Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamalganj has a population of 191,672. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102,877. Kamalganj has an average literacy rate of 28.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.^[1]

Administration

Kamalganj has 9 Unions/Wards, 118 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 276 villages. The Unions are: Shamsher Nagar, Patanushar, Rahimpur, Munshi Bazar, Ali Nagar, Kamalganj, Adampur, Islampur, Madhabpur.

Points of interest

Ham Ham Waterfall
Madhobpur Lake
Lawachara National Park
Shamshernagar STOLport- airport under Bangladesh Air Force at Shamsher Nagar Union Town
Bangladesh Air Force Survival Training School
BAH Shareen College
Shamsher Nagar Tea Garden
Grave of 1971 Patriot at Shamsher Nagar Airport
Shamsher Nagar Railway Station
Shamsher Nagar A. A. T. M. Bohumukhi High School, one of the oldest high schools of this Sub-district.
Shingraully village-largest village of this Upazila
Jangalia Govt. The primary school is the largest school in Kamalganj Upazila in terms of students.
Suja Memorial College, which scored 11th position in HSC result among all institutes in Sylhet board.
Hum Hum Waterfall
Champarai Tea Garden
Patrokhola Tea Garden

Notable residents

Chowdhury Gulam Akbar, writer, was born in Dargahpur village in 1921.

References

↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

Upazilas of the Sylhet Division

Capital: Sylhet

Habiganj District	Ajmiriganj Bahubal Baniyachong Chunarughat Habiganj Sadar Lakhai Madhabpur Nabiganj

Moulvibazar District	Barlekja Kamalganj Kulaura Moulvibazar Sadar Rajnagar Sreemangal Juri

Sunamganj District	Bishwamvarpur Chhatak Derai Dakshin Sunamganj Dharampasha Dowarabazar Jagannathpur Jamalganj Sullah Sunamganj Sadar Tahirpur

Sylhet District	Balaganj Beanibazar Biswanath Companiganj Fenchuganj Golapganj Gowainghat Jaintiapur Kanaighat Sylhet Sadar Zakiganj South Surma Osmani Nagar

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