Sullah Upazila

Sullah শাল্লা
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sunamganj District
Government
• MP (Sunamganj-2)	Suranjit Sengupta (Awami League)
Area
• Total	260.74 km^2 (100.67 sq mi)
Population
• Total	89,941
• Density	340/km^2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	3000

Sullah (Bengali: শাল্লা) or Sulla^[1] is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Etymology

Sullah is variant of Shah Ullah, which was named after its founder, Shah Ullah. Locally, it is pronounced and written as Shal'lah.

Geography

Sullah is located at 24°37′35″N 91°15′00″E / 24.6264°N 91.2500°E . It has 13881 households and total area 260.74 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sullah has a population of 89941. Males constitute 51.08% of the population, and females 48.92%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43247. Sullah has an average literacy rate of 21.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2] It has a large Hindu population with over 50% of the upazila.

Administration

Sullah has 4 Unions/Wards, 67 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 113 villages.

See also

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

References

1. Jiban Kumar Chanda (2012). "Sulla 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.