Sullah Upazila

Sullah
শাল্লা
Division Sylhet Division
District Sunamganj District
Government
 • MP (Sunamganj-2) Suranjit Sengupta (Awami League)
Area
 • Total 260.74 km2 (100.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 89,941
 • Density 340/km2 (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 / 24.6264; 91.2500 . 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

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.


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