Sylhet Sadar ( bn, সিলেট সদর) is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...

Sylhet District Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division. History Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Pro ...

in the Division of

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Geography

Sylhet Sadar is located at . It has 86,074 households and a total area of 323.17 km². The city of

is located within central of Sylhet Sadar.

Demographics

At the

1991 Bangladesh census In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...

, Sylhet Sadar had a population of 554,412, of whom 287,304 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 52.51% of the population, and females 47.49%. Sylhet Sadar had an average literacy rate of 87.6%, among them male 49.0%, female 51.0% (7+ years), and with the national average being 32.4% literate. Major religions are

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

81.26%,

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

17.43%,

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

and others 0.31%.

Arts and culture

The rich culture of Sylhet Sadar Upazila includes such major national festivals as Bangladesh Independence Day, Victory Day, Language Movement Day, Pohela Baishakh are widely celebrate in the upazila. Traditional and religious festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, Raspurnima, Jhulan Jatra and Roth Jatra, Christmas and other religious festivals are peacefully and widely celebrated by people of different religions. It is the place of the mausoleum of

Shah Jalal Jalāl Mujarrad Kunyāʾī (), popularly known as Shah Jalal, was a celebrated Sufi figure of Bengal. His name is often associated with the Conquest of Sylhet and the spread of Islam into the region, part of a long history of interactions bet ...

. There are also many historical and cultural sites situated in this upazila.

Administration

Sylhet Sadar Upazila is divided into eight

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Hatkhola, Jalalabad, Kandigaon, Khadimnagar, Khadimpara, Mogalgaon, Tuker Bazar, and Tultikar. The union parishads are subdivided into 86 mauzas and 353 villages.

Education

The average literacy rate of Sylhet Sadar Upazila is 87.6%; male 57.2%, female 44.0%. It is a place of high educational institutions of

Sylhet Division Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions of ...

. One of the first science and technology universities established in

is Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, situated here. One of the advanced agricultural universities established in

Sylhet Agricultural University Sylhet Agricultural University ( bn, সিলেট কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a flagship public research university in Sylhet, Bangladesh that formally started functioning on 2 November 2006. The veterinary me ...

. There are also other colleges such as

Sylhet Government College Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate a ...

Sylhet Engineering College Sylhet Engineering College (SEC; bn, সিলেট প্রকৌশল মহাবিদ্যালয়) is a public undergraduate (B.Sc. Engineering) College, established in 2007. It is affiliated with the "Shahjalal University of Sci ...

Murari Chand College Murari Chand College ( bn, মুরারিচাঁদ কলেজ) (usually referred to as MC College) was the first college in the Sylhet Division. It was established in 1892, making it the seventh oldest college in Bangladesh. Since then i ...

, and

Osmani Medical College The Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College (SOMC) ( bn, সিলেট এম.এ.জি ওসমানী মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1962. It is located in Sylhet. Originally name ...

Institute of Health Technology, Sylhet This is a list of educational institutes of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Universities * Shahjalal University of Science and Technology * Sylhet Agricultural University * Sylhet Engineering College * Leading University * Metropolitan University, Syl ...

Sylhet Polytechnic Institute. Other notable educational institutions are Sylhet Cadet College,

Madan Mohan College Madan Mohan College is a public college in Sylhet. It was established in 1940. Many notable people have completed their intermediate education from this college. History Madan Mohan College was established by Mohini Mohan Das, Jugendra Mohan Das ...

, State College
Sylhet Government Women's College Sylhet
and Sylhet Law College. There are also four private universities in Sylhet Sadar, namely Leading University,

Sylhet International University Sylhet International University (SIU) is a private university located at Shamimabad, Bagbari, Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established under ''The Private University Act of 1992''. SIU is affiliated with University Grants Commission of Banglade ...

, Metropolitan University, and North East University. There are also three private medical colleges in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, namely

Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College and Hospital Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College (JRRMC) ( bn, জালালাবাদ রাগীব-রাবেয়া মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1995. It is located in the Pathan ...

, Sylhet Women's Medical College and Parkview Medical College. Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College is the largest; established in 1995, founded by philanthropist

Ragib Ali Ragib Ali ( bn, রাগীব আলী; born 10 October 1936) is a Bangladeshi-born British industrialist, pioneer tea-planter and educationalist. He is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and many other businesses. He is the fou ...

and his wife Rabeya Khatun.Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College and Hospital
/ref> Few famous schools around here is
Govt. Agragami Girls High School and College, Sylhet
Sylhet Govt. Pilot High School etc. There are cantonment public schools and colleges, such as

Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College is an educational institute in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College has occupied a respectable and glorious position among the leading educational institutions in Banglad ...

and Sylhet Cantonment Public School and College, under Bangladesh Army control. According to Banglapedia, Hazrat Shah Jajal (R) High School and Hazrat Shah Paran (R) High School are notable secondary schools.

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