Kamalganj Upazila HQ | township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

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

Kamalganj Upazila (Maulvi bazar district) with an area of 485.26 sq km, is bounded by Maulvibazar sadar and Rajnagar upazilas on the north, Tripura (India) on the south, Kulaura and Tripura (India) on the east, Sreemangal and Maulvibazar Sadar upazilas on the west. About 23% area of the upazila is hilly. Total forest 82.02 sq km. River Dhalai is passing through this upazila and fall down into the Manu; Chaiyakhali Beel (7.6 hectares) is notable.

Kamalganj is located at 24.3667°N 91.8667°E. It has 37112 units of house hold. Kamalganj (Town) consists of 9 wards and 29 mahallas. It has an area of 11.66 sq km. The town has a population of 14627; male 50.45%, female 49.55%; density of population is 1254 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 38.5%. It has one dakbungalow.

Kamalganj thana was established in 1922 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. Kamalganj municipality was established in 2000. The upazila consists of one municipality, 9 wards, 9 union parishads, 111 mouzas and 276 villages.

History: A battle between the Mughal and the Afghan was fought at Patanusha in which the Afghan Commandar Khawja Osman was killed. This area is popularly known as Khawsa Osman Ghar. Sipoy Hamidur Rahman (Birsrestha) was killed at village Aambasa.

Shamsher Nagar Airport was built by the British airforce during WWII for battle over the Hump to China.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Population 191672; male 50.98%, female 49.02%; Muslim 62.92%, Hindu 36.09%, Buddhist 0.04%, Christian 0.88%, others 0.07%. Ethnic nationals: Manipuri, Khasi, Tripura (Tipra) and Halam (5.67% of the total population).

Religious institutions Mosque 293, temple 102, church 4.

Average literacy 28.6%; male 35.7%, female 21.1% (1991). Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 16, primary school (government) 87, primary school (non-government) 98, satellite school 6, madrasa 14. Kaliprashad High School (1895), Shamshernagar ATM High School (1929), MA Ohab High School (1933), Kamalganj High School (1934) are notable educational institutions.

Main occupations Agriculture 31.21%, agricultural labourer 14.73%, wage labourer 8.61%, industries 8.03%, commerce 6.70%, service 15.53%, construction labourer 1.02%, others 14.17%.

Land use Arable land 22672 hectare, non agricultural 8748 ha, fallow 506 ha, khash land 787.44 hectares; single crop 13.89%, double crop 69.45%, treble crop16.66%. There are 14 tea gardens in this upazila.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Cultivated pond 2120, jalmahal 1, fishery 33, dairy 9, poultry 8.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 64.32 km, mud road 353 km; rail station 2, airport 1 (abandoned), railways 19.26 km.

Manufactories Mid level manufactories including cold storage, tea processing factory, etc.

Cottage industries: Monipuri handlooms.

Health centres Upazila health centre 1, family planning centre 6, satellite clinic 3, charitable dispensary 1.

NGO activities asa, brac, HEED Bangladesh, BAOPA, CARE, Swanirvar Bangladesh, VERC, Janakollan Kendra, Atma Unniyan Samity (AUS), Unniyan Sahayak Sangstha (USS).