Tahirpur Upazila
For the city in West Bengal, see Taherpur
Tahirpur তাহিরপুর | |
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Division | Sylhet Division |
District | Sunamganj District |
Government | |
• MP (Sunamganj-1) | Moazzem Hossain Ratan (Awami League) |
Area | |
• Total | 313.7 km2 (121.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 133,569 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Postal code | 3030 |
Tahirpur (Bengali: তাহিরপুর) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Tahirpur is located at 25°05′30″N 91°10′30″E / 25.0917°N 91.1750°E . It has 21987 households and total area 313.7 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tahirpur has a population of 133569. Males constitute 51.67% of the population, and females 48.33%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64325. Tahirpur has an average literacy rate of 17.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Tahirpur has 7 Unions/Wards, 131 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 234 villages.
Chairman : Kamruzzaman kamrul
Women Vice Chairman :
Vice Chairman : Akhonji
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):
See also
References
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- ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Tahirpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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