Purush Pal
Encyclopedia
Purush Pal is a village in Mathiura Union
, Beanibazar Upazila
, Sylhet district
, Bangladesh
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was introduce by Hazrat Shah Jalal in Sylhet
City and Bangladesh, Muslim
s started to move into the village and the original inhabitants slowly sold their homes and started to move to India and other parts of the country. The name was then changed from Poresh Pal to Purush Pal.
, Beanibazar Upazila
, at 24.8250°N 92.1625°E.
, Village Purush Pal had a population of around 5000, 49.5% of whom are male and 50.5% are female. Around 55.2% of the population are over the age of 18. Purush Pal village has an average literacy rate of 30.4% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4%. The total area of around 25 km². There are around 5000 people / around 200 families living in this village.
Purush Pal village is divided into three parts, called Mazor (middle or west), Pubor (east) and Kuna (south). Most people in Purush Pal practice Islam
.
Purush Pal is one of the Villages in Sylhet which has the largest numbers of expatriates living in the UK, USA, Canada and other countries.
Purush Pal Wasiria Government Primary School was Eastablished in year 1955. Again it was rebuild in 1980.Currently it is running by government of Bangladesh. It has good reputation and good academic results. Academic education starts/available in this school from year one to year five.
Many of the persons who did their primary study in the school now working in UK, US, Canada and other development country as professional.
This is an Islamic School in Purush Pal village. Villagers who have immigrated and live in the UK financially helped to found this school in around 1995. Aim was to grant free Islamic education about Holy Quran Memorizing (Hafiz). Every year lots of students learning Holy Quran from this Madrasa.
Mathiura Union
Mathiura Union is a Union in Beanibazar Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh.-History:The Union dates back to before the 12th century. The religion followed by the majority is Islam, which was first introduced in the area by the Great Saint Shah Jalal....
, Beanibazar Upazila
Beanibazar Upazila
Beanibazar is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.- History :The name "Beanibazar", correct spelling is 'Bihani Bazaar' which means "morning market". In the past, Beanibazar was surrounded mostly by jungles with many tigers that attacked people regularly at night...
, Sylhet district
Sylhet District
The district of Sylhet consists 6754 mosques, 453 temples, 96 churches and four Buddhist temples.-Places of Interests:-Historical:#The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal#The Shrine of Hazrat Shah Paran#Shahi Eidgah#Gour Govinda Fort#Kean Bridge...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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History
The name Purush Pal came from Poresh Pal, a group of Hindu Religious (Pal) tribes who lived in the village during the 13th century. After IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
was introduce by Hazrat Shah Jalal in Sylhet
Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
City and Bangladesh, Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s started to move into the village and the original inhabitants slowly sold their homes and started to move to India and other parts of the country. The name was then changed from Poresh Pal to Purush Pal.
Geography
Purush Pal Village is located in Mathiura UnionMathiura Union
Mathiura Union is a Union in Beanibazar Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh.-History:The Union dates back to before the 12th century. The religion followed by the majority is Islam, which was first introduced in the area by the Great Saint Shah Jalal....
, Beanibazar Upazila
Beanibazar Upazila
Beanibazar is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.- History :The name "Beanibazar", correct spelling is 'Bihani Bazaar' which means "morning market". In the past, Beanibazar was surrounded mostly by jungles with many tigers that attacked people regularly at night...
, at 24.8250°N 92.1625°E.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census1991 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 distribution, marital status, economically active...
, Village Purush Pal had a population of around 5000, 49.5% of whom are male and 50.5% are female. Around 55.2% of the population are over the age of 18. Purush Pal village has an average literacy rate of 30.4% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4%. The total area of around 25 km². There are around 5000 people / around 200 families living in this village.
Purush Pal village is divided into three parts, called Mazor (middle or west), Pubor (east) and Kuna (south). Most people in Purush Pal practice Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
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Purush Pal is one of the Villages in Sylhet which has the largest numbers of expatriates living in the UK, USA, Canada and other countries.
Educational institutions
There is one primary school and one madrasa in Purush Pal.- Purush Pal Wasiria Government Primary School.
Purush Pal Wasiria Government Primary School was Eastablished in year 1955. Again it was rebuild in 1980.Currently it is running by government of Bangladesh. It has good reputation and good academic results. Academic education starts/available in this school from year one to year five.
Many of the persons who did their primary study in the school now working in UK, US, Canada and other development country as professional.
- Purush Pal Hafizia Madrasa.
This is an Islamic School in Purush Pal village. Villagers who have immigrated and live in the UK financially helped to found this school in around 1995. Aim was to grant free Islamic education about Holy Quran Memorizing (Hafiz). Every year lots of students learning Holy Quran from this Madrasa.