Country Bangladesh District Habiganj District Area 253.7 km² | Division Sylhet Division Time zone BST (UTC+6) | |
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Website Official Map of Habiganj Sadar | ||
Habiganj Sadar (Bengali: হবিগঞ্জ সদর) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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Map of Habiganj Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh
Geography
Habiganj Sadar is located at 24.3750°N 91.4167°E / 24.3750; 91.4167 . It has 38977 households and total area 253.74 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Habiganj Sadar has a population of 225469. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117014. Habiganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Habiganj Sadar has 13 Unions/Wards, 208 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 259 villages.
Education
There are five colleges in the upazila. They include Government Habiganj Mohila College and Shaistagonj Degree College. Brindaban Government College, founded in 1931, is the only honors level one.
The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa.