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Srimangal (Bengali: শ্রীমঙ্গল) is an Upazila of Maulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Sreemangal city is on the way to Sylhet from Dhaka. The city was formed during the tea plantation by British. A nice green city and many interesting places in the vicinity (Tea gardens, fresh fish from Hail Haor, Lawachara forest etc.). BTRI Bangladesh Tea Research Institute is established here.
Sreemangal is located at 24.3083°N 91.7333°E. It has 43,952 units of house hold and total area 450.74 km².
Sreemangal Upazila (Maulvibazar district) with an area 450.74 sq km, is bounded by Maulvibazar sadar upazila on the north, Tripura State (India) on the south, Kamalganj upazila on the east, Chunarughat and Bahubal upazilas on the west. Bilash (Gopla) river and Hail haor are notable.
Sreemangal (Town) consists of 9 wards and 20 mahallas. It has a population of 21596; male 53.33%, female 46.67%. Literacy rate among the town people is 61.6%
Administration: Sreemangal thana, now an upazila, was established in 1912. The upazila consists of one municipality, 12 union parishads, 124 mouzas and 206 villages.
Events: The great earthquake of 1897 caused a massive change in the physiography of the area.
As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population: 230.889; male 51.76%, female 48.24%. Muslim 52.77%, Hindu 44.87%, Christian 2.21%, Buddhist 0.07% and others 0.08%. Ethnic nationals: Garo, Santal, Khasis, Monipuri and Tipra (1556 families).
Religious institutions Mosque 164, temple 38, church 1.
Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 29.8%; male 36.3%, female 22.7%. Educational institutions: government college 1, non-government college 3, government school 1, non-government high school 13, government primary school 66, primary school (private) 61, madrasa 7, technical training centre 1. Notable institutions: Dobarhat Government Primary School (1882), Dashrath Bahupakkhik High School (1896), Victoria High School (1924), Chandranath Primary School (1934).
Main occupations Agriculture 21.13%, Industry 6.56%, forestry, livestock and fishing 3.84%, agricultural labourer 10.23%, wage labourer 15.29%, commerce 11.18%, service 13.29%, transport 1.83%, construction 1.13%, transport 1.83%, others 15.52%.
Land use Arable land 23114.12 hectares, fallow land 269.12 hectares, uncultivable land 16166.73 hectares; tila and forests 2490.08 hectares; single crop 45.96%, double crop 51.54% and treble crop 2.50%.
Land control Among the peasants, 14.70% are landless, 54.68% small, 19.92% intermediate, and 10.70% rich; cultivable land per head 0.10 hectare.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 10, dairy 14, poultry 30, hatchery 2.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 143 km, semi pucca road 11 km and mud road 405 km; railway station 1.
Manufactories Tea processing factory 15, flour mill 4, cold storage 2, ice factory 3, engineering workshop 14, galvanised steel mills 1, rubber processing plant 2, timber treatment plant 1, boiler rice mill 2.
Cottage industries Weaving 50, bamboo work 6, goldsmith 87, blacksmith 11, potteries 10.
Mineral resources Natural gas.
Main exports Tea, pineapple, lemon, betel leaf.
NGO activities brac, caritas, MUCH; and local POSBID, Atikram, Sreemangal Foundation.
Health centres Upazila health centre 1, 50 bed hospital 1, family planning centre 5, health and family centre 1, satellite clinic 2.
Sreemangal is located at 24.3083°N 91.7333°E. It has 43,952 units of house hold and total area 450.74 km².
Sreemangal Upazila (Maulvibazar district) with an area 450.74 sq km, is bounded by Maulvibazar sadar upazila on the north, Tripura State (India) on the south, Kamalganj upazila on the east, Chunarughat and Bahubal upazilas on the west. Bilash (Gopla) river and Hail haor are notable.
Sreemangal (Town) consists of 9 wards and 20 mahallas. It has a population of 21596; male 53.33%, female 46.67%. Literacy rate among the town people is 61.6%
Administration: Sreemangal thana, now an upazila, was established in 1912. The upazila consists of one municipality, 12 union parishads, 124 mouzas and 206 villages.
Events: The great earthquake of 1897 caused a massive change in the physiography of the area.
As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Population: 230.889; male 51.76%, female 48.24%. Muslim 52.77%, Hindu 44.87%, Christian 2.21%, Buddhist 0.07% and others 0.08%. Ethnic nationals: Garo, Santal, Khasis, Monipuri and Tipra (1556 families).
Religious institutions Mosque 164, temple 38, church 1.
Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 29.8%; male 36.3%, female 22.7%. Educational institutions: government college 1, non-government college 3, government school 1, non-government high school 13, government primary school 66, primary school (private) 61, madrasa 7, technical training centre 1. Notable institutions: Dobarhat Government Primary School (1882), Dashrath Bahupakkhik High School (1896), Victoria High School (1924), Chandranath Primary School (1934).
Main occupations Agriculture 21.13%, Industry 6.56%, forestry, livestock and fishing 3.84%, agricultural labourer 10.23%, wage labourer 15.29%, commerce 11.18%, service 13.29%, transport 1.83%, construction 1.13%, transport 1.83%, others 15.52%.
Land use Arable land 23114.12 hectares, fallow land 269.12 hectares, uncultivable land 16166.73 hectares; tila and forests 2490.08 hectares; single crop 45.96%, double crop 51.54% and treble crop 2.50%.
Land control Among the peasants, 14.70% are landless, 54.68% small, 19.92% intermediate, and 10.70% rich; cultivable land per head 0.10 hectare.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 10, dairy 14, poultry 30, hatchery 2.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 143 km, semi pucca road 11 km and mud road 405 km; railway station 1.
Manufactories Tea processing factory 15, flour mill 4, cold storage 2, ice factory 3, engineering workshop 14, galvanised steel mills 1, rubber processing plant 2, timber treatment plant 1, boiler rice mill 2.
Cottage industries Weaving 50, bamboo work 6, goldsmith 87, blacksmith 11, potteries 10.
Mineral resources Natural gas.
Main exports Tea, pineapple, lemon, betel leaf.
NGO activities brac, caritas, MUCH; and local POSBID, Atikram, Sreemangal Foundation.
Health centres Upazila health centre 1, 50 bed hospital 1, family planning centre 5, health and family centre 1, satellite clinic 2.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 24°18'28"N 91°43'37"E
- Haail Haaor 9 km
- Gias Nagar, U.C 12, Moulvi bazar 13 km
- Maulvibazar District Town 21 km
- Chunarughat Upazila HQ 24 km
- Maulvibazar District 28 km
- Habigonj District 31 km
- Sylhet Division 31 km
- Deundi Tea Estate 32 km
- Habiganj Dist Town 33 km
- Tripura 62 km
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