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Kanakpur Union (Bengali: কনকপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres and a population of 18,458.




History


The etymology of the union is of two words; "Kanak" and "Pur". The word Kanak comes from Sanskrit and means gold or possibly imitative of clanking metal. The word Pur is also from Sanskrit and means city. Therefore, the literal translation would be the city of gold.




Geography


Kanakpur Union is located in the part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and shares borders with the Mostafapur Union in the east. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres.




Demography


Kanakpur has a population of 18,458.




Administration


Kanakpur constitutes the no. 8 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 49 villages and 14 mouzas.




= Villages

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Haridatta, Shaoniya, Abda, Bachandar, Satyapur, Barhal, Halgar
Rakha, Nagra, Audatta, Ballabhdatta, Bhadgaon, Binshona, Rangdas
Kobiraji, Dojbali, Poilpara, Chondibhandar, Buddhimontopur, Khagrakandi, Bagmara
Maijpara, Kandipara, Bidya'r Mahal, Islampur, Damiya, Fatehpur, Durlabhpur
Dattabinshona, Banidhupi, Dvipiya, Thekshaliya, Harmahal, Dhoupasha, Khasharikona
Doliya, Srirampur, Srirainagar, Poton, Bajekrati, Kanakpur
Shariya, Goyghor, Noldariya, Rajapur, Borkapon, Raypur, Mamrokpur, Nandiura




Economy and tourism


Kanakpur has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has two bazaars.




Education


The Union has a literacy rate of 56.61%.




= Primary

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It has 14 state primary schools and 1 private primary school. They are as follows:

Bhadgaon Government Primary School
Buddhimontopur Government Primary School
Damiya Abda Government Primary School
Raypur Mamrokpur Government Primary School
Naldariya Government Primary School
Kanakpur Government Primary School
Durlavpur Government Primary School
Haridatta Government Primary School
Binshona Government Primary School
Dipiya Government Primary School
Baro Haal Government Primary School
Fatehpur Government Primary School
Shah Bondor Government Primary School
Sardar Bari Reg. Primary School
It also has 3 kindergartens: Sunrise KG School, Shah Jalal KG School and Srirainagar KG School




= Secondary

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It has one high school called Bhadgaon Taher un-Nessa High School.




= Religious

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There are six madrasas and they are as follows:

Bhadgaon Imdad ul-Uloom Madrasa
Buddhimontopur Muhyi us-Sunnah Dakhil Madrasa
Buddhimontopur Hafizia Madrasa
Damiya Hafizia Madrasa
Raypur Mamrokpur Title Madrasa
Shah Bondor Madrasa




Language and culture


The native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union has 47 mosques:

Borkapon Jame Masjid and Rajapur Satyapur Borkapon Jame Masjid
North Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, West Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, South Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, Bhadgaon Bakhsh Bari Jame Masjid and Bhadgaon Sardar Bari Jame Masjid
Chok Rajpur Jame Masjid
Islampur Jame Masjid
Bagmara Jame Masjid
Khagrakandi Jame Masjid
Buddhimontopur Jame Masjid and West Buddhimontopur Jame Masjid
Abda Bazar Jame Masjid, North Abda Jame Masjid and Rajapur Abda Jame Masjid
Damiya Jame Masjid and Damiya Shah Murad Jame Masjid
Bochondhor Jame Masjid
Raypur Jame Masjid
Mamrokpur Jame Masjid
Noldariya Jame Masjid
North Kanakpur Jame Masjid and Kanakpur Bus Stand Jame Masjid
Durlavpur Jame Masjid
Shah Bandar Jame Masjid
Srirampur Jame Masjid and Srirampur Panjegana Masjid
Rakha Jame Masjid, Rakha Peer Bari Jame Masjid and Rakha Master Motin Bari Panjegana Masjid
Nagra Jame Masjid
Rangdas Jame Masjid
Kabiraji Jame Masjid
Binshona Jame Masjid, Binshona Master Yusuf Bari Panjegana Masjid, Dattabinshona Panjegana Masjid and Binshona Rezaq Ullah Bari Panjegana Masjid
Syed Abdul Hamid Waqf Estate and Panjegana Masjid
Poton Panjegana Masjid
Halgor Panjegana Masjid
Srirainagar Panjegana Masjid
Poilpara Al-Khair Panjegana Masjid
Audatta Panjegana Masjid
Dhoupasha Panjegana Masjid
Dipiya Panjegana Masjid
Maijpara Ashroyon Prokolpo Panjegana Masjid
It also has 9 eidgahs:

Bhadgaon Eidgah
Bochbondor Eidgah
Buddhimontopur Eidgah
Naldariya Eidgah
Kanakpur Eidgah
Durlavpur Eidgah
Rakha Eidgah
Dipiya Eidgah
Shahbondor Eidgah




List of chairmen






References

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• Kanakpur Union
• Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila
• List of cities in Assam by population
• Mostafapur Union
• Moulvibazar District