Hossainpur Upazila HQ

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Hossainpur Upazila (Kishoreganj district) with an area of 193.73 sq km, is bounded by Nandail upazila on the north, Pakundia and Gafargaon upazilas on the south, Kishoreganj sadar upazila on the east, Gafargaon upazila on the west. Main rivers are old Brahmaputra and Narsunda; noted depression Panan Beel.

Hossainpur is located at 24.4139625N 90.6557465E degree. Hossainpur (Town) consists of three mouzas. The area of the town is 4.51 sq km. It has a population of 13754; male 51.84%, female 48.16%. Density of population is 3049 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 30.1%.

Hossainpur thana, now an upazila, was established in 1922. It consists of six union parishads, 71 mouzas and 101 villages.

As per 1991 Bangladesh census, population 148028: male 51.49%, female 48.51%; Muslim 97.62%, Hindu 2.27% and others 0.11%.

Average literacy 23.1%, male 27.4% and female 18.5%. Educational institution: college 2, high school 8, madrasa 46, government primary school 54, non-government primary school 10; noted institution: Hossainpur High School (1936).

Main occupations Agriculture 56.69%, agricultural labourer 18.43%, wage labourer 3.38%, commerce 10.63%, transport 2.02%, service 2.65%, others 6.20%.

Land use Single crop 7%, double crop 35% and treble crop land 58%; land under irrigation 31%.

Land control Among the peasants 27.84% are landless, 24.48% marginal, 27.96% small, 12.39% intermediate and 7.33% rich.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Dairy 10, poultry 124, fishery 1 and hatchery 20.

Manufactories: Flour mill 16, welding 24.

Cottage industries: Bamboo work 120, goldsmith 31, blacksmith 79, potteries 37, wood work 121, tailoring 170.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 11 km, semi pucca 8 km and mud road 281.

Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 5, satellite clinic 6.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, grameen bank, proshika, Gonoshahajjo Sangstha, SDS Foundation.