Kanakpur Union

Kanakpur Union (Bengali: কনকপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres and a population of 18,458.[1]

Kanakpur Union

কনকপুর ইউনিয়ন
Union Council
No. 8 Kanakpur Union Council
CountryBangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictMoulvibazar District
UpazilaMoulvibazar Sadar Upazila
Government
 • Union Parishad ChairmanReza Chowdhury
Population
 • Total18,458
Demonym(s)Kanakpuri, Konokpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekonokpurup.moulvibazar.gov.bd

History

The etymology of the union is of two words; "Kanak" and "Pur". The word Kanak comes from Sanskrit and means gold or possibly imitative of clanking metal.[2] The word Pur is also from Sanskrit and means city.[3] Therefore, the literal translation would be the city of gold.

Geography

Kanakpur Union is located in the part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and shares borders with the Mostafapur Union in the east. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres.[1]

Demography

Kanakpur has a population of 18,458.

Administration

Kanakpur constitutes the no. 8 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 49 villages and 14 mouzas.[4]

Villages
  • Haridatta, Shaoniya, Abda, Bachandar, Satyapur, Barhal, Halgar
  • Rakha, Nagra, Audatta, Ballabhdatta, Bhadgaon, Binshona, Rangdas
  • Kobiraji, Dojbali, Poilpara, Chondibhandar, Buddhimontopur, Khagrakandi, Bagmara
  • Maijpara, Kandipara, Bidya'r Mahal, Islampur, Damiya, Fatehpur, Durlabhpur
  • Dattabinshona, Banidhupi, Dvipiya, Thekshaliya, Harmahal, Dhoupasha, Khasharikona
  • Doliya, Srirampur, Srirainagar, Poton, Bajekrati, Kanakpur
  • Shariya, Goyghor, Noldariya, Rajapur, Borkapon, Raypur, Mamrokpur, Nandiura

Economy and tourism

Kanakpur has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has two bazaars.[1]

Education

The Union has a literacy rate of 56.61%.

Primary

It has 14 state primary schools and 1 private primary school.[1] They are as follows:

  1. Bhadgaon Government Primary School
  2. Buddhimontopur Government Primary School
  3. Damiya Abda Government Primary School
  4. Raypur Mamrokpur Government Primary School
  5. Naldariya Government Primary School
  6. Kanakpur Government Primary School
  7. Durlavpur Government Primary School
  8. Haridatta Government Primary School
  9. Binshona Government Primary School
  10. Dipiya Government Primary School
  11. Baro Haal Government Primary School
  12. Fatehpur Government Primary School
  13. Shah Bondor Government Primary School
  14. Sardar Bari Reg. Primary School

It also has 3 kindergartens: Sunrise KG School, Shah Jalal KG School and Srirainagar KG School

Secondary

It has one high school called Bhadgaon Taher un-Nessa High School.[1]

Religious

There are six madrasas and they are as follows:

  1. Bhadgaon Imdad ul-Uloom Madrasa
  2. Buddhimontopur Muhyi us-Sunnah Dakhil Madrasa
  3. Buddhimontopur Hafizia Madrasa
  4. Damiya Hafizia Madrasa
  5. Raypur Mamrokpur Title Madrasa
  6. Shah Bondor Madrasa

Language and culture

The native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools.[5] The Union has 47 mosques:

  1. Borkapon Jame Masjid and Rajapur Satyapur Borkapon Jame Masjid
  2. North Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, West Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, South Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, Bhadgaon Bakhsh Bari Jame Masjid and Bhadgaon Sardar Bari Jame Masjid
  3. Chok Rajpur Jame Masjid
  4. Islampur Jame Masjid
  5. Bagmara Jame Masjid
  6. Khagrakandi Jame Masjid
  7. Buddhimontopur Jame Masjid and West Buddhimontopur Jame Masjid
  8. Abda Bazar Jame Masjid, North Abda Jame Masjid and Rajapur Abda Jame Masjid
  9. Damiya Jame Masjid and Damiya Shah Murad Jame Masjid
  10. Bochondhor Jame Masjid
  11. Raypur Jame Masjid
  12. Mamrokpur Jame Masjid
  13. Noldariya Jame Masjid
  14. North Kanakpur Jame Masjid and Kanakpur Bus Stand Jame Masjid
  15. Durlavpur Jame Masjid
  16. Shah Bandar Jame Masjid
  17. Srirampur Jame Masjid and Srirampur Panjegana Masjid
  18. Rakha Jame Masjid, Rakha Peer Bari Jame Masjid and Rakha Master Motin Bari Panjegana Masjid
  19. Nagra Jame Masjid
  20. Rangdas Jame Masjid
  21. Kabiraji Jame Masjid
  22. Binshona Jame Masjid, Binshona Master Yusuf Bari Panjegana Masjid, Dattabinshona Panjegana Masjid and Binshona Rezaq Ullah Bari Panjegana Masjid
  23. Syed Abdul Hamid Waqf Estate and Panjegana Masjid
  24. Poton Panjegana Masjid
  25. Halgor Panjegana Masjid
  26. Srirainagar Panjegana Masjid
  27. Poilpara Al-Khair Panjegana Masjid
  28. Audatta Panjegana Masjid
  29. Dhoupasha Panjegana Masjid
  30. Dipiya Panjegana Masjid
  31. Maijpara Ashroyon Prokolpo Panjegana Masjid

It also has 9 eidgahs:

  1. Bhadgaon Eidgah
  2. Bochbondor Eidgah
  3. Buddhimontopur Eidgah
  4. Naldariya Eidgah
  5. Kanakpur Eidgah
  6. Durlavpur Eidgah
  7. Rakha Eidgah
  8. Dipiya Eidgah
  9. Shahbondor Eidgah

List of chairmen
List of chairmen
Number Name Term
01 Abu Bakr April 1984 - June 1988
02 Muhammad Salamat Ali July 1988 - February 1992
03 Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ghani March 1992 - January 1998
04 Kamal Ahmad February 1998 - 17 October 2011
05 Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury 17 October 2011 - 16 October 2016
05 Rezaur Rahman Chowdhury 2016–present

References
  1. এক নজরে (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899
  3. Rau Wilhelm 1976 The Meaning of pur in Vedic Literature; Mϋnchen, W Finck.
  4. গ্রামভিত্তিক লোকসংখ্যা (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. মসজিদ (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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