Huge information about Madhyanagar

Madhyanagar is a land dominated by floodplains with seasonally flooded tectonic depressions known locally as haors and smaller water bodies known as beels. TANGUAR haor, Buala , Saldigha Beel, Shonir haor are notable. People’s livelihoods and culture are largely dominated by the haor economy where agriculture & beel fisheries play very vital role. Although the beel has a wide range of resources, the people at large have not been able to benefit from them. 

Launch ghat of Madhyanagar Bazar

Madhyanagar is in Sunamgonj district under Sylhet division of Bangladesh and six miles away from India. The river Sumeshwori runs through it.
Madhyanagor (SUNAMGANJ district) with an area of 496.03 sq km, is bounded by Meghalaya State (India) on the north ,DHORMOPASHA upazila on the south, TAHIRPUR and JAMALGANJ upazilas on the east, KALMAKANDA and Barhatta upazilas on the west.


Annual average temperature: maximum 33.2°C and minimum 13.6°C; annual rainfall 3334 mm. There are many haors and beels in Madhayanagar.


People and population:


Madhyanagar has a population of 1,68,669; male 50.89%, female 49.11%.
Density of population is 1266 per sq km. Literacy rate is 35.9%.
Religious context is Muslim 63.62%, Hindu 35.95%, others 0.43%

Madhyanagar Bazar

There are also some 6,643 ethnic affiliation of Garo and Hajong , in Moheshkhola of north Bongshikunda.


Educational Institutes:


The major schools of Madhyanagar are:
Madhyanagar B.P. high School & College
Madhyanagar Girls Junior School
Madhyanagar Govt. Primary School
Bongshikunda Momin High School
Chamardani High School
Moheshkola High School.
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Unions:


Madhyanagar comprises 4 unions:
Madhyanagar Bazar
Chamardani
South Bonshikunda
North Bongshikunda


Notable Personalities:
Biplobi Lal Mohan Rai

Shahed Ali, author and novelist
Momin Talukder
 Mustak Ahmed, Associate Professor Dept. of Civil Engineering, SUST,
Amena Khatun, Lecturer Dept. of Anthropology, SUST


Archaeological heritage:


Chamardani jame Moshjid
Moheshkhola Kalibari Mondir


Other Factors:


Main occupations Agriculture 47.01%, fishing 3.99%, agricultural labourer 27.05%, wage labourer 2.79%, commerce 7.17%, service 2.09%, others 9.9%.
Land use Arable land 20287 hectares; fallow land 142 hectares; single crop 80%, double crop 10%, triple crop 10%; cultivated land under irrigation 85%.
Land control Among the peasants 32% are landless, 29% small, 25% intermediate and 14% rich; cultivable land per head 0.13 hectare.
Value of land Market value of first grade arable land about Tk 5000 per 0.01 hectare
Main crops Paddy, potato, onion, garlic, chilli, mustered seed, tisi (linseed) and vegetables.
Main fruits Mango, black berry, jackfruit, banana, papaya, Guava,olive, watermelon.
Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 50, poultry 200, dairy 3.
Communication facilities Roads: pucca 1.5 km, semi pucca 3 km and mud road 60 km.
Traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart. These means of transport are nearly extinct.
Manufactories Flour mill 32\, ice factory2, saw mill 2, auto rice mill 1.
Cottage industries Bamboo work 500, goldsmith 15, blacksmith 30, potteries 470, wood work 700, welding 10, tailoring 400.
Hats bazars and fairs Total number of hats and bazars are 14; fairs 5.
Main exports Paddy ,fish and dry fish.
NGO activities Grameen Bank, BRAC, ASA, Anirban Sanchay O Sarbik Unnayan Samiti .
Union family welfare centre 2.


External links


http://www.sunamganj.co.uk
http://www.sunamganj.com
Banglapedia article on Sunamganj District
Amader Jhigli