About Sylhet District
Welcome to this informative blog site. Sylhet district is an
expatriate community created in a natural green
environment.We are walking side by side in the belief of building a digital Bangladesh step by step.The people of this area live in a very pleasant environment in different upazilas, thanas and villages of Sylhet district. The people here are working in agriculture, business, migration, and important levels of government that we all
know more or less. The rate of progress of education is increasing at a huge rate and infinite beauty attracts tourists.And the biggest thing is that most of the people here have been living in different countries of the world including UK-London for a long time and are making a huge contribution in the economic field of Bangladesh which the people of this country consider as Sylhet district.
We present Data here on the basis of evidence of reliable information from various government sources Ref: shorturl.at/lBC56
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Boundaries |
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Khasia of India to the north, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya state of
India), Moulvibazar district to the south, Kachar and Karimganj districts of
India (Assam state of India) to the east, and Sunamganj and Habiganj
districts to the west. |
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Size |
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3,452.07 sq km or 1332.00 sq miles |
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Population |
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35,67,137 (2011) (17,93,858 males and 17,73,280 females) |
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Tribes / Minorities /
Ethnic Groups |
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Total 17,363 (Census 2001) (Mainly Manipuri, Patra, Khasia, Chakma, Tripura, Santal) |
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Geographical location |
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24 °36-25°11 North latitude to 91 ° 38-92 ° 30 East longitude |
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Annual average maximum temperature |
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33.20C, minimum temperature 13.60C. |
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Annual total rainfall |
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3334 mm. |
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The main and longest
river of Sylhet |
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Surma (350 km), another major river is the Kushiyara, also Sari,
Piain |
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Haor-Bill of Sylhet |
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A total of 82 small and large A. Tsingua Beel (12.65 sq km) B. Chatla Beel (11.86 sq
km) is notable |
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Forest of Sylhet |
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Total reserve forest is 236.42 sq km. In the north-eastern
corner of the district, part of the Khasia and Jaimitmaya hills of India,
there are several small hills and mounds in Sylhet, including Jaimatmapur
Tila (54 m), Sari Tila (92 m), Lalakhal Tila (135 m), Dhaka South Tila Range
( 77.7 m) Significant |
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Population density |
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995 persons per sq km (2011) |
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Parliamentary seats |
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06 |
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Reserved seats |
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01 |
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Upazilas |
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13 |
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Police stations |
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17 |
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Unions |
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105 |
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Mouza |
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1,554 |
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Villages |
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3,497 |
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City Corporation |
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01 (Ward 26) |
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Municipalities |
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04 (Golapganj-A category, Beanibazar-B category, Zakiganj and
Kanaighat-C category). |
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Literacy rate |
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51.2% |
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Sanitation coverage |
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85% |
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Universities |
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07 (Government 02,
Private 05). |
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Colleges |
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44 (Postgraduate-01, Graduation
-18, HSC-20, government-5, private-39 |
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Secondary schools |
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316 (government 06,
private 277 and lower secondary 33) |
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Primary schools |
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1961 (government 1,392,
community primary schools-15, KG schools-554) |
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Madrasas |
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176 [Government 1
(higher), Private Ibtedayi 53, Dakhil-81, Alim-23, Fazil-10, Kamil-08] |
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Cadet College |
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01 (Airport Road, Khadimnagar) |
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Law College |
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02 (Mendibagh, Sylhet; Electric Supply Road, Amber Khana) |
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Forest schools |
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01 (Airport Road, Khadimnagar) |
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Model schools and colleges: |
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01 (East Shahi Eidgah) |
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Sanskrit College: |
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01 (Mirer Maidan) |
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School for the Deaf and Dumb |
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01 (Sheikhghat) |
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Manipuri Dance Academy |
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01 (Sagardighi) |
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Primary Teachers Training Academy |
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01 (Subidbazar) |
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Teachers Training College |
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03 (Government 01 (Shahi
Eidgah), Private 02) |
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Sports Training Institutes: |
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01 (Airport Road, Khadimnagar) |
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Medical college: |
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06 (government 01, private 05) |
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Government Technical Colleges |
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01 (Khojarkhola) |
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College of Engineering |
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01 (Tilagarh) |
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Agricultural Training Institutes |
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01 (Tamabil Road, Khadimnagar) |
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Youth Training Institutes |
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01 (Tilagarh) |
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Bangladesh Rural Development Training Institute |
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01 (Tamabil Road, Khadimnagar) |
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Ayurveda Medical College |
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01 (Government) Chalibandar, Sobhanighat |
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Eye Hospital |
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01 (Majortila) |
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Diabetic Hospital: |
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01 (Puran Lane) |
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Nurse Training Institute: |
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01 (Osmani Medical College) |
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Homoeo College: |
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01 (Mirzajangal) |
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General Library: |
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04 (Government 1, Stadium
Market, Sylhet) |
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Dairy Farm: |
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01 (Tilagarh) |
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Goat Development Farm |
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01 (Tilagarh) |
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Airports: |
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01 (MAG Osmani International Airport) |
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Cantonments: |
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01 (Jalalabad Cantonment) |
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Land Port / Customs Station: |
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05 (Bholaganj, Tamabil, Sheola, Sutarkandi and Zakiganj) |
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Industrial cities |
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02 (Khadimnagar and Gotatikar) |
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Tourist Motel |
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01 (Airport Road) |
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Paved road |
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1295.13 km |
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Railways |
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49.07 km |
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Railway stations |
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06 |
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Main agricultural crops |
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Paddy, betel nut, potato and tea |
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Minerals |
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Mainly natural gas, mineral stones, sand, oil |
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Noted agricultural products |
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tea, bay leaf, orange,
lemon, bamboo, cane, betel leaf, betel nut, fish and leather |
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Total khas- special land |
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67,971.71 acres |
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Settled Agricultural Khas- especial Land |
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20,348.9020 acres |
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Beneficiary families |
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10,678 |
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Population under electricity |
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50% |
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Amount of cultivable agricultural land |
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2,08,800 hectares |
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A) One crop |
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69600 hectares |
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B) Two crops: |
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118900 hectares |
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C) Three crops: |
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20300 hectares |
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Uncultivated (cultivable fallow): |
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Not countable right
now |
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Amount of agricultural land |
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20,000 hectares |
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Forest area |
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20,028 acres |