Nabiganj Upazila

Nabiganj
নবীগঞ্জ
Upazila
Bibiyana Gas Field
Bibiyana Gas Field
Location of Nabiganj
Coordinates: 24°34′N 91°30.9′E
Country Bangladesh
Division Sylhet
District Habiganj
Thana 1839
Upazila 1983
Government
 • MP (Habiganj-1) Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz (Bangladesh Awami League)
 • Upazila Chairman Muhammad Fazlul Haq Chowdhury Salim Timirpuri
Area
 • Total 439.61 km2 (169.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 345,179
 • Density 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym Nabiganji or Nobigonji
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3000
Website nabiganj.habiganj.gov.bd

Nabiganj (Bengali: নবীগঞ্জ, romanized: Nobīgonj) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

History

After the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jalal migrated and settled in present-day Nabiganj where they preached Islam to the local people. Shah Sikandar migrated to Paschimgaon (Sikandarpur), Hafiz Muhammad Zakariyyah Arabi to Pithua, Shah Sadruddin Qurayshi to Parbatpur (Sadrabad) and Qazi Tajuddin Qurayshi to Chouki.

In the late 17th century, Inathganj Bazar was founded. Inathganj became a centre for the Asian Jute trade. The current Inathganj High School was originally a jute warehouse. Many ships would crowd in the banks of Inathganj Bazar, and go to many corners of the world, and evidence of this remains at the present-day high school.

Geography

Nabiganj is located at 24.56701°N 91.51430°E / 24.56701; 91.51430. It has 61,770 households and total area 439.61 km2 (169.73 sq mi).

Demographics

Religions in Nabiganj upazila (2011)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 83.96%
Hinduism
 
 15.89%
Other or not stated
 
 0.15%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nabiganj Upazila had 61,770 households and a population of 345,179. 95,265 (27.60%) were under 10 years of age. Nabiganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males. 29,513 (8.55%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nabiganj has a population of 246933. Males constitute 50.27% of the population, and females 49.73%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126527. Nabiganj has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Nabiganj Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Aushkandi, Bausha, Debparra, Digholbak, Gaznaipur, Inatganj, Kaliarbhanga, Kargoan, Kurshi, Nabiganj Sadar, Paniumda, Paschim Bara Bhakoir, and Purba Bara Bhakoir. The union parishads are subdivided into 219 mauzas and 355 villages.

People

See also