Habiganj Sadar Upazila
Habiganj Sadar () is an upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Geography. Habiganj Sadar is located at . It has 38977 households and total area 253.74 km. Demographics. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Habiganj Sadar has a population of 225469. Males constitute 51.75% of the population, and females 48.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 117014. Habiganj Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Administration. Habiganj Sadar Upazila is divided into Habiganj Municipality, Shayestaganj Municipality, and ten union parishads: Gopaya, Laskerpur, Lukra , Nijampur, Nurpur, Poil, Rajiura, Richi, Shayestaganj, and Teghoria. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 248 villages. Habiganj Municipality and Shayestaganj Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards. Education. There are five colleges in the upazila. They include Government Habiganj Mohila College and Shaistagonj Degree College. Brindaban Government College, founded in 1931, is the only honors level one. The madrasa education system includes one fazil and one kamil madrasa.