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Sonaimuri
Upazila
Bajra Shahi Mosque
Bajra Shahi Mosque
Location of Sonaimuri
Coordinates: 23°2.3′N 91°6.5′E / 23.0383°N 91.1083°E / 23.0383; 91.1083
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictNoakhali District
Government
 • MP (Noakhali-1)H. M. Ibrahim
Area
 • Total169.14 km2 (65.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total327,194
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitesonaimuri.noakhali.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Sonaimuri (সোনাইমুড়ী) is a newly established upazila or sub-district in Noakhali District, Bangladesh.[1][2] It consists of ten union councils or parishads - Ambarnagar, Amisha Para, Bazra, Deoti, Jayag, Nadana, Nateshwar, Sonaimuri, Sonapur and Baragaon. Sonaimuri was declared as an upazila in response to a popular demand in 2005. The area of Sonaimuri is 169.14 km2 while its population is 327,194. People in this upazila is generally solvent and engaged in business and agriculture.

Points of interest

Administration

Sonaimuri Upazila is divided into Sonaimuri Municipality and ten union parishads: Ambarnagr, Amishapara, Bajra, Barogaon, Chashirhat, Deoti, Joyag, Nateshwar, Nodona, and Sonapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 133 mauzas and 148 villages.[6]

Sonaimuri Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[6]

Chairmen

List of chairmen
Name Notes
AFM Babul Babu
Khandakar Al-Amin Hirapuri Present

Demographics

Religions in Sonaimuri upazila (2011)[7]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.12%
Hinduism
 
 2.82%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sonaimuri Upazila had 60,542 households and a population of 327,194. 82,092 (25.09%) were under 10 years of age. Sonaimuri had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.02%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1185 females per 1000 males. 34,218 (10.46%) lived in urban areas.[8][7]

Education

Sonaimuri Govt. High School is the most renowned academic institution of this upazila. It played an important role in spreading education among all strata of the society from British days. Students of this school in the past played a pioneering role in our liberation struggle. Other important schools including Amishapara M.k High School, Sonapur Ali Akber High school, Rashidpur High School, Mahbubennesa Girls' High School, Bajra High School, Kalikapur High School, Rubirhat Banghabondhu High School, Nandia Para High School, Vir Srasto Ruhul Amin Academy, Jaiag High School, Nodona High School, Sonaimuri Girls School and Sonaimuri Hamedia alia (kamil) Madrassah. Sonaimuri College, Abirpara High School etc. are playing a very important role in promoting higher education in this upazila.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ Atikur Rahman (2012). "Sonaimuri Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "600 SIs for separate probe unit soon". The Daily Star. UNB. 30 January 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ Newton, Alex; Wagenhauser, Betsy; Murray, Jon (1996). Bangladesh: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-86442-296-5.
  4. ^ বজরা শাহী মসজিদ, নোয়াখালী [Bajra Shahi Mosque, Noakhali]. Department of Archaeology (Bangladesh) (in Bengali).
  5. ^ Bari, MA (2012). "Bajra Shahi Mosque". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Noakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Noakhali" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Community Tables: Noakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  9. ^ "Press Statements, Transcripts & Photos".
  10. ^ "New Arrivals – Winter 2013". diplomatonline.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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