Barlekha Upazila - Revision history

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	''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Khwaja Mosque at village Laghati of Daser Bazar union (16th century), Madhav Mandir adjacent to the Madhabkunda waterfall.		''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Khwaja Mosque at village Laghati of Daser Bazar union (16th century), Madhav Mandir adjacent to the Madhabkunda waterfall.

	''Historical events'' During the [[Sepoy Revolt, 1857\|sepoy revolt]] of 1857 a fierce battle was fought near Shahabajpur of the upazila in which 26 revolutionary sepoys were killed. During the British period [[Nankar Movement~~\|nankar movement]]~~ was held in the upazila.		''Historical events'' During the [[Sepoy Revolt, 1857\|sepoy revolt]] of 1857 a fierce battle was fought near Shahabajpur of the upazila in which 26 revolutionary sepoys were killed. During the British period Nankar Movement was held in the upazila.

	''War of Liberation'' Barlekha upazila was under Sector 4 of the [[War of Liberation, The\|war of liberation]]. The resistance movement was held on 27 March 1971. During the War of Liberation the agitated people of the upazila killed a number of Pakistani soldiers. Barlekha upazila was liberated on 6 December 1971. There are 4 mass killing sites at Shahabajpur, Barlekha, Chhota Lekha, Lakshmichhara of the upazila.		''War of Liberation'' Barlekha upazila was under Sector 4 of the [[War of Liberation, The\|war of liberation]]. The resistance movement was held on 27 March 1971. During the War of Liberation the agitated people of the upazila killed a number of Pakistani soldiers. Barlekha upazila was liberated on 6 December 1971. There are 4 mass killing sites at Shahabajpur, Barlekha, Chhota Lekha, Lakshmichhara of the upazila.

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	''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Khwaja Mosque at village Laghati of Daser Bazar union (16th century), Madhav Mandir adjacent to the Madhabkunda waterfall.		''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Khwaja Mosque at village Laghati of Daser Bazar union (16th century), Madhav Mandir adjacent to the Madhabkunda waterfall.

	''Historical events'' During the [[Sepoy Revolt, 1857\|sepoy revolt]] of 1857 a fierce battle was fought near Shahabajpur of the upazila in which 26 revolutionary sepoys were killed. During the British period ~~NANKAR MOVEMENT~~ was held in the upazila.		''Historical events'' During the [[Sepoy Revolt, 1857\|sepoy revolt]] of 1857 a fierce battle was fought near Shahabajpur of the upazila in which 26 revolutionary sepoys were killed. During the British period [[Nankar Movement\|nankar movement]] was held in the upazila.

	''War of Liberation'' Barlekha upazila was under Sector 4 of the [[War of Liberation, The\|war of liberation]]. The resistance movement was held on 27 March 1971. During the War of Liberation the agitated people of the upazila killed a number of Pakistani soldiers. Barlekha upazila was liberated on 6 December 1971. There are 4 mass killing sites at Shahabajpur, Barlekha, Chhota Lekha, Lakshmichhara of the upazila.		''War of Liberation'' Barlekha upazila was under Sector 4 of the [[War of Liberation, The\|war of liberation]]. The resistance movement was held on 27 March 1971. During the War of Liberation the agitated people of the upazila killed a number of Pakistani soldiers. Barlekha upazila was liberated on 6 December 1971. There are 4 mass killing sites at Shahabajpur, Barlekha, Chhota Lekha, Lakshmichhara of the upazila.

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'''Barlekha Upazila''' ([[Maulvibazar District|maulvibazar district]]) area 315.58 sq km, located in between 24°36' and 24°50' north latitudes and in between 90°01' and 90°18' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Beanibazar Upazila|beanibazar]] ([[Sylhet District|sylhet]]) upazila on the north, [[Juri Upazila|juri]] upazila on the south, [[Assam|assam]] state of India on the east, [[Kulaura Upazila|kulaura]], [[Golabganj Upazila|gola]][[Golabganj Upazila|p]][[Golabganj Upazila|ganj]] and [[Fenchuganj Upazila|fenchuganj]] upazilas on the west. This upazila is sharing a 20-km long international boundary with India.

''Population'' Total 155221; male 77989, female 77232; Muslim 130416, Hindu 23483, Buddhist 1269 and others 53. Indigenous communities such as [[Manipuri, The|manipuri]], [[Khasia, The|khasia]] and [[Santals, The|santal]] belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Sonai, Dhamai, Juri. [[Haor|hakaluki haor]] is the largest haor of the country and partly lies under the jurisdiction of this upazila. Area of Hakaluki Haor is 181.15 sq km, of which 72.46 sq km is within the territory of Barlekha Upazila.

''Administration'' Barlekha Thana was formed in 1940 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 July 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1
|
8

|
109

|
253

|
14365

|
140856

|
492

|
53.7

|
42.0

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="5" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
10.18

|
10

|
27453

|
2697

|
54.8

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Uttar Dakshinbhag 80
|
7711
|
6727
|
6806
|
39.19
|-
|
Uttar Shahabajpur 85
|
11210

|
9331
|
9606

|
37.01

|-
|
Talimpur 94

|
20658

|
8683

|
8718

|
41.12

|-
|
Dakshin Shahabajpur 29

|
11554

|
10316

|
10206

|
34.85

|-
|
Daser Bazar 39

|
5322

|
8650

|
7833

|
52.09

|-
|
Nij Bahadurpur 63

|
6082

|
9387

|
9583

|
46.85

|-
|
Barlekha 07

|
10067

|
18314

|
17394

|
48.55

|-
|
Barni 15

|
3775

|
6581

|
7086

|
39.60
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:BarlekhaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Khwaja Mosque at village Laghati of Daser Bazar union (16th century), Madhav Mandir adjacent to the Madhabkunda waterfall.

''Historical events'' During the sepoy mutiny of 1857, a fierce battle was fought near Shahabajpur of the upazila in which 26 revolutionary sepoys were killed. During the British period Nankar Movement was held in the upazila. This upazila was under Sector 4 of the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]]. The resistance movement was held on 27 March 1971. During the War the agitated people of the upazila killed a number of Pak soldiers. Barlekha upazila was liberated on 6 December 1971.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass killing site 4 (Shahabajpur, Barlekha, Chhoto Lekha, Lakshmichhara).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 352, temple 65, church 9. Noted religious institutions: Khaja Mosque, Chandgram Mosque, Shahabajpur Mosque, Madhabkunda Mandir.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 42.7%; Male 46.3%, female 39.1%. Notable educational institutions: Barlekha Degree College (1986), Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury Technical and Business Management College (2004), Siddique Ali High School (1927), PC High School (1933), Shahabajpur High School (1940), Bhagadahar Govt. Primary High School (1800), Bhattali Govt. Primary High School (1805), Barni Govt. Primary High School (1805), Suzaul Alia Madrasa (1890), Gangkul Madrasa, Chandgram Madrasa, Daulatpur Madrasa.

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Weekly: Barlekha, Barkantha.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 13, library 2,' women's organisation 6.

''Tourist spots'' Madhabkunda Water Fall at Patharia Hill, Lake of Samanbhagh Tea Garden and Kakaluki Haor.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 38.74%, non-agricultural labourer 9.97%, industry 2.52%, commerce 10.57%, transport and communication 1.48%, service 4.94%, construction 1.60%, religious service' 0.44%, rent and remittance 15.53% and others 14.23%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 47.31%, landless 52.69%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, vegetables, sesame, betel leaf, tea.

''Main fruits'' Mango, black berry, jackfruit, litchi, guava, shaddock, orange, plum, coconut, pineapple, banana.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries. This upazila has a plenty of fresh water fish in the beels and Hakaluki Haor.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 132.22 km, semi-pucca road 9 km, mud road 422.54 km; railways 19 km; waterways 11 nautical miles.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, ice factory, tea processing factory, incense factory, atar factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, potteries, shitalpati, wood work, bamboo work, cane work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 23, most noted of which are Old Barlekha, Hajiganj, Chandgram, Shahabajpur and Bhabaniganj bazars.

''Main exports'' Tea, essence atar, incense.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 18.85% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Natural resources'' In 1951 the BOC Oil field at Kathaltali had to be sealed with cement plug due to excessive pressure of oil. Besides, deposit of coal has been detected in the Patharia Hill and the distant area of Bobartal. The total area of forestry of the upazila is 9187.55 hectors.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 64.41%, tap 1.01%, pond 14.56% and others 20.02%.

''Sanitation'' 31.50% (rural 30.55% and urban 33.16%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 61.26% (urban 66.20% and rural 59.40%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 7.24% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health centre 1, satellite clinic 1, family planning centre 6, clinic 2.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[ASA|asa]], [[BRAC|brac]], Heed, Janokallayan Kendra. [Mustafa Salim]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Barlekha Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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