Islampur ( bn, ইসলামপুর) is an

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Geography

Islampur is located at . It has 51671 households and total area 343.02 km².

Demographics

According to the

2011 Bangladesh census In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...

, Islampur Upazila had 74,963 households and a population of 298,429, 12.9% of whom lived in urban areas. 12.2% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 30.1%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.

Points of interest

1. Jamuna River Bank (Guthail Bazar) 2. Laochapra Obokas Kendro (Laochapra, Boksigang) 3. Bambrapurto river side, Ambaria, Islampur 4. Debraipach Bridge

Administration

Islampur, formed as a Thana in 1914, was turned into an upazila in 1983. Islampur Upazila is divided into Islampur Municipality and 12 union parishads: Belghacha, Char Gualini, Char Putimari, Chinaduli, Gaibandha, Gualerchar, Islampur, Kulkandi, Noarpara, Palabandha, Partharshi, and Shapdari. The union parishads are subdivided into 58 mauzas and 130 villages.

Education

Major educational institutes in the upazila include the following:- 1. Mahalgiri Sarkar Para Islamia Dakhil Madrasah. 2. Saverchar V.S.A Darusunnah Dakhil Madrasah 3. Guthail Sinior Alim Madrasha 4. Al Hera Ideal Academy 5. Ghaibandha Shurujjhan High School 6. Shajeda Mahmud High School 7. Morakandi Nosimon Nesa Dakhil Madrasha 8. Chinaduli Fazil Madrasha 9. Kulkandi shamsunnahar High School 10. Islampur Nekjahan Pilot Model High school 11. Islampur Gov. University College 12. Islampur JJKM Girls School and College 13. Islampur High School 14. Kulkandi ABS High School 15. Surjomukhi Bidapith School 16. Islampur M.A. Samad Parvez Mohila Degree College 17. Chinaduly High School 18. Guthail High School and College 19. Goalerchar High School 20. Hargila High School

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