Nurpur is a village at Fenchuganj Upazila in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is about four miles long and 3 miles wide. It is the biggest village in Fenchuganj Upazila. It is not far from Upazila and Police Station.
Nurpur
নুরপুর | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 22°17′N 90°3′E / 22.283°N 90.050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet |
| District | Sylhet |
| Upazila | Fenchuganj Upazila |
| Established | 810 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury |
| • Chairman | Sufianul Karim Chowdhury |
| • Social Worker | Muhammad Numan Miah |
| Area | |
• City | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• City | 8,000 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,000 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/Nurpurfenchuganj |
Populations and Religious
editNearly ten thousand people live in Nurpur. The population is majority Muslim, but there is a small Hindu population as well.
Education
edit| Number | Details | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mosques | 07 |
| 2 | Primary School (Government) | 02 |
| 3 | Kindergarten | 01 |
| 4 | High School (Girls) | 01 |
| 5 | College | 02 |
- Colleges
- Mahmud Us Samad Farjana Chowdhury Girls School and College
- Fenchuganj Business Management College
- Primary schools
- Dorgahpur Primary School
- Faqirpara Community School
- Madrasahs
- Asiya Khanom Hafizia Madrasah.
- Darul Ulum Islambazar Madrasah.
Mosques
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- Delwar Hussain Jam-E Masjid
- Nurpur Jam-E Masjid
- Jummatila Jam-E Masjid
- Nurpur Bazari Tilla Jam-E Masjid
- Uttartila Jam-E Masjid
- Faqirpara Jam-E Masjid
- Faqirpara Panjegana Masjid etc.
Leader
edit- Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury MP[1]
- Nurul Islam Basit U.P Chairman
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Constituency 231". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 20 August 2015.