Golapganj Upazila

Golapganj Upazila (Bengali: গোলাপগঞ্জ), previously known as Gulabganj, is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Golapganj Upazila

গোলাপগঞ্জ
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSylhet District
Government
 • MP (Sylhet-6)Nurul Islam Nahid (Awami League)
Area
 • Total278.34 km2 (107.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total263,953
Demonym(s)Golapganji, Golapgonji, Gulabgoinji
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3160
Websitegolapganj.sylhet.gov.bd

Geography
Cave in Kailash Tila Mazar

Golapganj Upazila (Sylhet District) area 278.34 km2, located in between 24°41' and 24°55' north latitudes and in between 91°55' and 92°06' east longitudes. It is bounded by Sylhet Sadar, Jaintiapur and Kanaighat upazilas on the north, Fenchuganj and Barlekha upazilas on the south, Beanibazar and Barlekha on the east, Sylhet Sadar and Dakshin Surma upazila on the west.[1]

Water bodies Main rivers

surma, kushiyara, Sonai; Singari Beel, Bagha Beel, Fatamati Beel, Parea Beel and Sonadubi Beel are notable.[1]

History

After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, two disciple of Shah Jalal; Shah Bahauddin and Shah Putla Fattah, migrated to Bhadeshwar in modern-day Golapganj where their mazars remains today.

In 1740, during the reign of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah, Gulab Ram Ray of Murshidabad was appointed the Dewan of Sylhet with the permission of the Faujdar of Sylhet, Shamsher Khan, and the Nawab of Bengal, Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan. Gulab was a practising Hindu, and was informed about how Krishna Chaitanya's paternal home was in Dhakadakshin (in present-day Golapganj). The Dewan then ordered for a road and bridge to be made from Sylhet town to Dhakadakshin, to make it easier for those wanting to visit the place. When the Dewan reached Chaitanya's home, he built a Hindu temple and created a large pond next to it. From Hetimganj to Dhakadakshin, the road is now known as Dewan Road after Gulab himself. The Dewan's Bridge also remains today as an ancient culvert. The area was also renamed Gulabganj after the Dewan, which eventually changed to Golapganj (although older records mention the name Golabganj).

A thana was founded in Hetimganj originally and then moved to Golabganj Bazaar. The Golabganj Thana was formed in 1906. Revolts in Ronikeli and Bhadeshwar were held during the Nankar Rebellion.[2] In the aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, a mass grave was found in Sundisail and there remains a monument in the upazila as a memorial.[3] It was upgraded to an upazila in 1983.[1]

Demographics

Total 263953; male 132189, female 131764; Muslim 252167, Hindu 11725, Buddhist 21, and others 40. Indigenous communities such as manipuri and tripura belong to this upazila.[1] According to the census 2011, Golapganj Upazila has a population of 316,149. Males constitute 50.29% of the population, and females 49.71%. 48.17% of the population is age eighteen or older. Average Household size 6.23 person and population density is 1136 person per km2. Golapganj has an average literacy rate of 57.0% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Main sources of income

Agriculture 34.05%, non-agricultural laborer 6.03%, industry 0.94%, commerce 14.64%, transport and communication 4.01%, service 6.16%, construction 2.88%, religious service 0.58%, rent and remittance 18.34% and others 12.37%.[2] Main crops are Paddy, chilli, pumpkin, arum,' barbati.[3] Nearly extinct crops are Mustard, sesame, linseed.[3] Main fruits are Jackfruit, mango, litchi, banana, latkon, guava, lemon, shaddock, betel nut, coconut.[3]

Ownership of agricultural land

Landowner 42.76%, landless 57.24%; agricultural landowner: urban 27.98% and rural 43.91%.[2]

Administration

Golapganj Upazila is divided into Golapganj Municipality and 11 union parishads: Amura, Bagha, Bhadeshwar, Budhbaribazar, Dhaka Dakshin, Fulbari, Golapganj, Lakshanaband, Lakshmi Pasha, Sharifganj, and Uttar Badepasha. The union parishads are subdivided into 98 mauzas and 244 villages.

Golapganj Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 23 mahallas.[4]

List of chairmen
List of Upazila chairmen
Number Name Term
01 Fazlul Haq Tanu Mian
02 Ghulam Muhammad Tepon
03 Iqbal Ahmad Choudhury 22 February 2009 – 19 September 2013
04 Humayun Islam Kamal 20 September 2013 – 31 October 2013
05 Iqbal Ahmad Choudhury 1 November 2013 – present

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are five colleges in the upazila: Al-Imdad College, Bhadeswar College, Bhadeswar Mohila College, Dhaka Dakshin Degree College, and Kushiara College.[5]

According to Banglapedia, Bhadeshwar Nasiruddin High School, founded in 1919, Dhakadakshin Multilateral High School and College (1898), and MC Academy (1934) are notable secondary schools.[1]

Average literacy 48.24%; male 50.89%, female 45.64%.[1]

Newspapers and periodicals

Weekly; Golap, Sonar Sylhet.[1]

Tourist spots

Bangladesh Scouts (Sylhet region), Petrobangla, Kailash Tila and the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Dev.'[1] Mazar of Bahauddin, house and temple of sri chaitanya Dev, Kailash Tila and Dewan Bridge.[3]

Health centres

Upazila health centre 1, union health centre 1, health and family planning centre 5, community clinic 11, maternity and child welfare centre 1, diagnostic centre 3, veterinary hospital 1.

Climate data for Golapganj
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.4
(88.5)		 30.7
(87.3)		 28.9
(84.0)		 26.2
(79.2)		 29.7
(85.5)
Average low °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2)		 13.5
(56.3)		 17.6
(63.7)		 21.0
(69.8)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.5
(76.1)		 25.0
(77.0)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.5
(76.1)		 22.2
(72.0)		 17.5
(63.5)		 13.3
(55.9)		 19.9
(67.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14
(0.6)		 31
(1.2)		 119
(4.7)		 322
(12.7)		 566
(22.3)		 752
(29.6)		 694
(27.3)		 556
(21.9)		 440
(17.3)		 231
(9.1)		 36
(1.4)		 7
(0.3)		 3,768
(148.3)
Source: Climate-data.org

See also

References
  1. Parvez, Azizul (2012). "Golapganj Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Golabganj Upazila 2010.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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