Sullah Upazila

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Sullah
শাল্লা
Nickname(s): 
ঘুঙ্গিয়ারগাও
Location of Sullah শাল্লা
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj District
Government
 • MP (Sunamganj-2)Joya Sengupta (Awami League)
 • Ex-MP (Sunamganj-2)Suranjit Sengupta
Area
 • Total260.74 km2 (100.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total89,941
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Sullawi, Shallawi
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
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

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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]

Administration[]

Sullah Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Atgaon, Bahara, Habibpur, and Shalla. The union parishads are subdivided into 65 mauzas and 116 villages.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jiban Kumar Chanda (2012). "Sulla Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). 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.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sunamganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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