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Singair Upazila (Manikganj district) with an area of 217.38 sq km, is bounded by Dhamrai and Manikganj sadar upazilas on the north, Nawabganj (Dhaka) upazila on the south, Savar and Keraniganj upazilas on the east, Manikganj Sadar upazila on the west. Main rivers are the Dhaleshwari, Ghazikhali and Kaliganga.
Singair is located at 23.8167°N 90.1500°E. It has 44151 units of house hold. Singair (Town) consists of one mouza. The area of the town is 8.31 sq km. The town has a population of 13567; male 50.62% and female 49.38%. Literacy rate among the town people is 29.9%.
Singair thana was established in 1919 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 11 union parishads, 140 mouzas and 236 villages.
Heritage: Fort at Fordnagar, Neel-kuthi at Baira, Imampara Jami Mosque (Paril), tomb of Ibrahim Shah (Paril, Naohadda), Mosque near Paril Bazar (1904).
As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 231628: male 50.47%, female 49.53%; Muslim 92.83%, Hindu 7.06%, Christian 0.02% and others 0.09% of the total population.
Average literacy 21.05%; male 26.8%, female 15.3%. Educational institutions: college 2, high school 21, madrasa 6, primary school (government) 69, primary school (non-government) 18. Noted educational institutions: Jaimandap High School (1921), Jamirta MG Multilateral High School (1921), Singair Pilot High School (1940), Baira Multilateral High School (1940), Navagram Multilateral High School (1942), Charigram High School (1948), Shahrail High School (1964), Golaidanga High School (1967), Singair College (1968), Char Jamalpur Madrasa (1960).
Religious institutions: Mosque 396, temple 35, tomb 10, sacred place 1. Notable religious institutions: Imampara Jami Mosque, Upazila Parisad Jami Mosque, Irta Jami Mosque, Jaimandap Jami Mosque, Bhum-dakshin Jami Mosque (Dhalla), Shaorail Mandir, Maniknagar Vasudeva Mandir, Shayesta Kali Mandir, Baira Kali Mandir, Shayesta Taitha (Hindu sacred place), tombs of Ghazi Mulk Ekramul Ibrahim Shah (Paril), Rajab Shah (Paril), Zahir Bayati (Kaliakair), Piyar Pagla (Baira).
Main occupations Agriculture 39.08%, agricultural labourer 26.6%, commerce 11.71%, service 7.56%, fishing 1.52%, wage labourer 2.99%, others 10.54%.
Laud use Cultivable land 16194 hectares, fallow land 80 hectares; single crop 16.9%, double crop 71.37% and triple crop land 11.73%. Cultivable land under irrigation 51.5%.
Land control Among the peasants, 23.06% are landless, 27.36% marginal, 27.43% small, 21.58% intermediate, 0.57% rich; cultivable land per head 0.07 hectare.
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 175, dairy 140, poultry 190, hatchery 5.
Manufactories Small industry 261.
Cottage industries Weaving 147, brass metal work 12, conch work 2, silk work 5, bidi factory 2, packaging 12, candle and agar work 18, welding 70, molasses production 10, book binding 14, wood work 72, bamboo work 287, goldsmith 52, blacksmith 48, potteries 143, tailoring 170.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 60 km and mud road 421 km; waterways 35 nautical mile.
Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, maternity and child care 1, satellite clinic 1, community clinic 11, family planning centre 10, private clinic 1.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, grameen bank, asa, TARD, VIRK, Arab, VON, ITCL, icddr,b.
Singair is located at 23.8167°N 90.1500°E. It has 44151 units of house hold. Singair (Town) consists of one mouza. The area of the town is 8.31 sq km. The town has a population of 13567; male 50.62% and female 49.38%. Literacy rate among the town people is 29.9%.
Singair thana was established in 1919 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 11 union parishads, 140 mouzas and 236 villages.
Heritage: Fort at Fordnagar, Neel-kuthi at Baira, Imampara Jami Mosque (Paril), tomb of Ibrahim Shah (Paril, Naohadda), Mosque near Paril Bazar (1904).
As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 231628: male 50.47%, female 49.53%; Muslim 92.83%, Hindu 7.06%, Christian 0.02% and others 0.09% of the total population.
Average literacy 21.05%; male 26.8%, female 15.3%. Educational institutions: college 2, high school 21, madrasa 6, primary school (government) 69, primary school (non-government) 18. Noted educational institutions: Jaimandap High School (1921), Jamirta MG Multilateral High School (1921), Singair Pilot High School (1940), Baira Multilateral High School (1940), Navagram Multilateral High School (1942), Charigram High School (1948), Shahrail High School (1964), Golaidanga High School (1967), Singair College (1968), Char Jamalpur Madrasa (1960).
Religious institutions: Mosque 396, temple 35, tomb 10, sacred place 1. Notable religious institutions: Imampara Jami Mosque, Upazila Parisad Jami Mosque, Irta Jami Mosque, Jaimandap Jami Mosque, Bhum-dakshin Jami Mosque (Dhalla), Shaorail Mandir, Maniknagar Vasudeva Mandir, Shayesta Kali Mandir, Baira Kali Mandir, Shayesta Taitha (Hindu sacred place), tombs of Ghazi Mulk Ekramul Ibrahim Shah (Paril), Rajab Shah (Paril), Zahir Bayati (Kaliakair), Piyar Pagla (Baira).
Main occupations Agriculture 39.08%, agricultural labourer 26.6%, commerce 11.71%, service 7.56%, fishing 1.52%, wage labourer 2.99%, others 10.54%.
Laud use Cultivable land 16194 hectares, fallow land 80 hectares; single crop 16.9%, double crop 71.37% and triple crop land 11.73%. Cultivable land under irrigation 51.5%.
Land control Among the peasants, 23.06% are landless, 27.36% marginal, 27.43% small, 21.58% intermediate, 0.57% rich; cultivable land per head 0.07 hectare.
Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 175, dairy 140, poultry 190, hatchery 5.
Manufactories Small industry 261.
Cottage industries Weaving 147, brass metal work 12, conch work 2, silk work 5, bidi factory 2, packaging 12, candle and agar work 18, welding 70, molasses production 10, book binding 14, wood work 72, bamboo work 287, goldsmith 52, blacksmith 48, potteries 143, tailoring 170.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 60 km and mud road 421 km; waterways 35 nautical mile.
Health centres: Upazila health complex 1, maternity and child care 1, satellite clinic 1, community clinic 11, family planning centre 10, private clinic 1.
NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, grameen bank, asa, TARD, VIRK, Arab, VON, ITCL, icddr,b.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singair_Upazila
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Coordinates: 23°48'44"N 90°8'15"E
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- Nawabgonj Upazila 16 km
- Dhaka Division 42 km
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