Sylhet Sadar is an Upazila of 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...

 in the Division of Sylhet

Sylhet Division

Sylhet Division , also known as Greater Sylhet or Sylhet region, is the northeastern division of Bangladesh, named after its main city, Sylhet...

, 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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Geography

Sylhet Sadar is located at 24.8917°N 91.8833°E. It has 86074 units of house hold and total area 517.43 km². The city of 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...

 is located within central of Sylhet Sadar.

Demographics

Bangladesh census

Census

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, Sylhet Sadar has a population of 554412. Males constitute are 52.51% of the population, and females 47.49%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 287304. Sylhet Sadar has 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. Religions: Muslim 81.26%, Hindu 17.43%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.31%.

According to BANGLAPEDIA:National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sylhet Sadar has the highest land value of all Upazillas of Sylhet District. List as follows: (1). Sylhet Sadar: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 49,500 per 0.01 hectare. (2). Balaganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade cultivable land is about Tk 48,000 per 0.01 hectare. (3). Beanibazar: Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is about Tk 12,500 per 0.01 hectare. (4). Zakiganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 10,000 (per 0.01 hectare). (5). Barlekaha: Value of land Market value of first grade arable land is about Tk 7,500 per 0.01 hectare. (6). Biswanath: Value of land Market value of land of first grade is about Tk 5,000 per 0.01 hectare. (7). Fenchuganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is Tk 4500 per 0.01 hectare (8). Golabganj: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is around Tk 4,000 per 0.01 hectare. (9). Jaintiapur: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare). and, (10). Kanaighat: Value of land Market value of the first grade agricultural land is about Tk 2,500 to 5000 (per 0.01 hectare).

Administrative

Sylhet Sadar has 1 city corporation & 22 Unions/Wards, 275 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 709 villages. The most important unions of Sylhet Sadar are:
1. Tuker Bazar,
2. Kandigaon,
3. Baraikandi,
4. Khadim Nagar,
5. Mollargaon,
6. Jalalabad,
7. Mogalgaon,
8. Hatkhola,
9. Tultikor,
10.Sonufara,
11.Murad or khor Baraikandi.

Education

The average literacy rate of Sylhet Sadar Upazila is 87.6%; male 57.2%, female 44.0%. It is the place of high educational institutions of Sylhet Division. The famous university of Bangladesh Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, commonly known by its initials SUST, is a state supported public research university located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the first specialized Science & technology University of the country. The medium of instructions is English...

 is sutuated in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, it is the first science and technology university established in Bangladesh and one of the best in the country. There are also other prominent colleges such as Sylhet Engineering College, Murari Chand College (m.c.college), and Osmani Medical College., Sylhet Polytechnic Institute

Sylhet Polytechnic Institute

Sylhet Polytechnic Institute or SPI is a state supported technical academic institute located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established in 1955 by the then East Pakistan government.-History:...

.Other notable educational institutions are Jalalabad Cantonment Public School and College, Sylhet Cadet College

Sylhet Cadet College

Sylhet Cadet College is a military high school for boys situated 7 km north to Sylhet divisional City, east to the Osmani Air Port Road, beside Parjatan motel of Sylhet.-History:...

, Sylhet Agricultural University

Sylhet Agricultural University

-History:Officially the Sylhet Agricultural University has started its formal function on 2 November 2006 following issuance of a notification by the Government as per requirement of the “Sylhet Agricultural University Act 2006” which was passed in the National Parliament on 3 October 2006...

, Madan Mohan College, Womans College Sylhet, Government College Sylhet, and Sylhet Law College. There are also three private universities in Sylhet, namely Leading University, Sylhet international University and Metropolitan University.

There are also four private medical colleges in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, namely Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College and Hospital, North East Medical College & Hospital, Sylhet Women's Medical College and Durre Samad Red Crescent Medical College. Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College is the largest; established in 1995, founded by philanthropist Ragib Ali and his wife Rabeya Khatun.

Culture

The culture of Sylhet Sadar Upazila is unique and rich. The major festivals of the country such 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, Chrismas and other religious festivals are peacefully and widely celebrate by people of different religions. It is the place of the mausoleum of the great saint Hazrat Shahjalal (R). There are also lots of historical and cultural places are situated in this upazila.