Country Bangladesh District Sylhet District Postal code 3116, 3117 Local time Friday 11:42 PM | Division Sylhet Division Time zone BST (UTC+6) Area 114.5 km² | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Fenchuganj (Bengali: ফেঞ্চুগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Contents
- Map of Fenchuganj Bangladesh
- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
- Farms and industries
- Administration
- Transport
- Education
- References
Map of Fenchuganj, Bangladesh
Geography
Fenchuganj is located at 24.7083°N 91.9403°E / 24.7083; 91.9403 . It has 13368 households and total area 114.48 km².
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Fenchuganj has a population of 138,881 . 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. Religions: Muslim 88.72%, Hindu 11.25%, Buddhist and Christian 0.03%.
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.
Farms and industries
(First fertilizer factory planted in Asia) (Producer : Ammonia, Ammonium sulphate, Urea.)
(The Biggest fertilizer factory planted in Bangladesh )
Administration
Fenchuganj has-
Transport
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.
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,