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'''Shah Paran Thana''' (Sylhet metroplitan) area 63.56 sq km, located in between 24°51' and 24°57' north latitudes and in between 91°53' and 90°00' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Bimanbandar Thana (Sylhet Metropolitan)|bimanbandar]] thana and [[Jaintiapur Upazila|jaintapur]] upazila on the north, [[Dakshin Surma Thana|dakshin surma]] thana and [[Golabganj Upazila|gola]][[Golabganj Upazila|B]][[Golabganj Upazila|ganj]] upazila on the south, Jaintapur and Golapganj upazilas on the east and [[Kotwali Model Thana (Sylhet Metropolitan)|kotwali model]] thana on the west.

''Population'' Total 99224; male 52611, female 46613; Muslim 90182, Hindu 8691, Buddhist 214, Christian 9 and others 128.

''Water bodies'' Surma River.

''Administration'' Shah Paran Thana was formed on 12 August 2011 consisting of 2 unions and 4 wards.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Thana
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward and Union || rowspan="2" | Mahalla and Mouza || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || Urban || Rural
|-
| 6 || 48 || 38791 || 60433 || 1561 || 66.39 || 60.36
|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Ward and Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Ward and Union || rowspan="2" | Area (sq km) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
| Ward no. 19 || 0.91 || 4983 || 4288 || 68.40
|-
| Ward no. 20 || 0.92 || 5683 || 4822 || 65.94
|-
| Ward no. 21 || 0.93 || 3960 || 3911 || 74.41
|-
| Ward no. 24 || 0.92 || 6063 || 5081 || 56.81
|-
| Khadimpara || 45.21 || 27518 || 25003 || 56.95
|-
| Tultikar || 14.67 || 4404 || 3508 || 63.77
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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''Religious institutions'' Mosque 50, temple 2, tomb 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 64.38%; male 67.68% and female 60.50%. Noted educational institutions: Sylhet Engineering University, Sylhet Agricultural University. MC College.

''Important installations'' Shahporan Mazar, Jalalabad Cantonment, Chest Diseases Hospital, Jakaria Resort Park, DID.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 11.12%, non-agricultural labourer 3.69%, industry 2.12%, commerce 23.47%, transport and communication 9.07%, service 17.37%, construction 4.61%, religious service 0.48%, rent and remittance 6.5% and others 21.57%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 33.74%, landless 66.26%.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, banana.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 67 km, semi pucca road 32 km and mud road 132 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Bullock cart, horse carriage.

''Noted ''Manufactories'' ' Plastic pipe industry, BCSIC.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 18, most noted of which are Godaura Bazar, Pirer Bazar, Pargana Bazar, Islampur Bazar, Baluchar Bazar, Tultikar Bazar.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the thana are under rural electrification net-work. However 67.23% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 84.44%, tap 11.96%, pond 0.93% and others 2.67%.

''Sanitation'' 68.86% of dwelling households of the thana use sanitary latrines and 26.28%' of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 4.86% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Chest diseases hospital 1, satellite clinic 1, Community clinic 10, clinic 6.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], FIVDB. [Sirajul Islam]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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