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Kamalganj Upazila
Kamalganj (Bengali: কমলগঞ্জ) is an upazila (sub-district) of Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
There was a local zamindar by the name of Kinkar Nath Ray who appointed a naib by the name of Kamal Narayan in order to develop the land. Kamal established a ganj (treasured neighbourhood) named after himself. In 1922, Kamalganj was made a thana and in 1983, an upazila.
Kamalganj was a part of the ancient Ita Kingdom founded by Raja Bhanu Narayan. The final raja of the Ita Kingdom, Raja Subid Narayan lost a battle in 1610 in which the region became under the rule of Khwaja Usman. However, this rule was short-lived after Mughal General Islam Khan I's attack in 1612. The battle between the Mughal Empire and Khwaja Usman was held in Patanushar, Kamalganj. This led to the death of Afghan leader Khwaja Usman.
A peasant rebellion (krishokproja bidraho) against zamindar of Prithimpasa led by Manipuri leader Panchanan Singh, Baikunthanath Sharma ,Themba Singh and Qasim Ali was held in the 1900s in Bhanubil, Kamalganj.
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kamalganj Upazila had 63,936 households and a population of 290,108. 9.19% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kamalganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.88%: 77.60% for males and 72.35% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.49 males for every 100 females. 39,791 (13.72%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kamalganj Upazila had 51,895 households and a population of 259,130. 62,862 (24.26%) were under 10 years of age. Kamalganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1028 females per 1000 males. 30,197 (11.65%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 23,134 (8.93%), of which Manipuri were 15,672, Khasi 1046 and Santal 916.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamalganj has a population of 191,672. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102,877. Kamalganj has an average literacy rate of 28.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Majority of the residents are Bengalis although there is a minority of indigenous peoples such as the Khasi, Manipuris, Bishnupriya Manipuris, Tripuris and Garos.
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Kamalganj Upazila
Kamalganj (Bengali: কমলগঞ্জ) is an upazila (sub-district) of Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
There was a local zamindar by the name of Kinkar Nath Ray who appointed a naib by the name of Kamal Narayan in order to develop the land. Kamal established a ganj (treasured neighbourhood) named after himself. In 1922, Kamalganj was made a thana and in 1983, an upazila.
Kamalganj was a part of the ancient Ita Kingdom founded by Raja Bhanu Narayan. The final raja of the Ita Kingdom, Raja Subid Narayan lost a battle in 1610 in which the region became under the rule of Khwaja Usman. However, this rule was short-lived after Mughal General Islam Khan I's attack in 1612. The battle between the Mughal Empire and Khwaja Usman was held in Patanushar, Kamalganj. This led to the death of Afghan leader Khwaja Usman.
A peasant rebellion (krishokproja bidraho) against zamindar of Prithimpasa led by Manipuri leader Panchanan Singh, Baikunthanath Sharma ,Themba Singh and Qasim Ali was held in the 1900s in Bhanubil, Kamalganj.
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kamalganj Upazila had 63,936 households and a population of 290,108. 9.19% of the population were under 5 years of age. Kamalganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.88%: 77.60% for males and 72.35% for females, and a sex ratio of 94.49 males for every 100 females. 39,791 (13.72%) lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Kamalganj Upazila had 51,895 households and a population of 259,130. 62,862 (24.26%) were under 10 years of age. Kamalganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.61%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1028 females per 1000 males. 30,197 (11.65%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 23,134 (8.93%), of which Manipuri were 15,672, Khasi 1046 and Santal 916.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamalganj has a population of 191,672. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102,877. Kamalganj has an average literacy rate of 28.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Majority of the residents are Bengalis although there is a minority of indigenous peoples such as the Khasi, Manipuris, Bishnupriya Manipuris, Tripuris and Garos.