Fenchuganj Upazila (sylhet district)
with an area of 144.48 sq km, is
bounded by sylhet sadar and
golabganj uapzila on the north,
rajnagar and kulaura upazilas on the
south, barlekha upazila on the east,
balaganj upazila on the west. It has an area of 9.92 sq km;
population 1,00000; male 52.12%,
female 47.88%; density of population is 1645 per sq km. Literacy rate among
the town people is 35.1%. T
he town
has one dakbungalow
Administration Fenchuganj thana was
established in 1907 and was turned
into an upazila in 1980. The upazila
consists of three union parishads, 30
mouzas and 114villages. Population 1605; male 51.07%,
female 48.93%; Muslim 88.72%, Hindu
11.25%, Buddhist and Christian 0.03%. Literacy and educational institutions
Average literacy 53.45%; male 58.2%,
female 48.7%. Mosque ;131, Mandir 8, Haspital(Upozila Health Complex) 1, (Community Clinic) 7,Fertiliser Factory;2 (Natural Gas Fertiliser Factory & Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory LTD) Educational institutions
college 5, high school 11, junior high
school 2, primary school (government)
39 primary school (private)5 , madrasah(Koumi, Ebtedayee, Alia, Hafizia )=19 .Kasim Ali High School (1915), Fariza Khatun Girl's School (1962), N.G.F.F School 1961, Puran Bazar Public School1968 Hatuvanga
Daruls Sunnah Dakhil Madrasa (1962), Foridpur Jamia Islamia Madrasah-2007
are notable educational institutions. Newspapers and periodicals
Fenchuganj Barta,
Cultural organisations Public library 1,
rural club 8, playground 2. Main occupations Agriculture 25.91%,
fishing 8.7%, transport 2.04%,
agricultural labourer 16.21%, wage
labourer 6.61%, commerce 11.24%,
service 14.71%, others 14.58%. Land use Arable land 7583.97
hectares, fallow land 3395.39 hectares,
forest 30.35 hectares; tea garden 3,
rubber garden 2. Land control Among the peasants
58.23% are landless, 22.37% marginal,
12% intermediate and 7.4% rich. Cultivable land per head 0.09 hec. Value of land Market value of the first
grade agricultural land is Tk 7000 per
0.01 hectare. Main crops Paddy, wheat, mustard,
groundnut, lentil, sugarcane, potato. Extinct and nearly extinct crops
Tobacco, jute, black gram. Main fruits Jackfruit, mango, coconut,
banana, pineapple. Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 25,
dairy 14, poultry 56. Communication facilities Roads: pucca
19 km, mud road 60 km; railways 14
km; rail station 2.
