# Sunamganj District, Sylhet Division – Upazilas & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/

District · Sylhet Division 

# Sunamganj District

Sunamganj District is a district (zila) of Bangladesh in Sylhet Division. It had an estimated **2,945,083 people** in 2022 on 3,667 km² (about 803 per km²). It is divided into 12 upazilas. 251 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 349 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2,945,083people (2022)
- 3,667km²
- 12upazilas
- 349mapped services

## How many people live in Sunamganj District?

Sunamganj District had an estimated **2,945,083 people** in 2022 — 24.2% of Sylhet Division, 17th of 64 districts. There are 1,049 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Sylhet Division figure of 1,054). Spread over 3,667 km², that is about **803 people per km²**, 52nd of 64 districts.

33.0% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 26 across Sylhet Division). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 68 children and older people.

0–4 ****359,405**

5–9 ****329,038**

10–14 ****282,589**

15–19 ****246,324**

20–24 ****229,478**

25–29 ****212,393**

30–34 ****200,538**

35–39 ****187,071**

40–44 ****173,412**

45–49 ****149,159**

50–54 ****144,859**

55–59 ****103,816**

60–64 ****107,961**

65–69 ****71,724**

70–74 ****67,928**

75–79 ****37,690**

80+ ****41,698**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Sunamganj District?

Sunamganj District lies in [Sylhet Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 4 other districts: [Habiganj District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/habiganj/), [Kishoreganj District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/dhaka/kishoreganj/), [Netrakona District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/mymensingh/netrakona/) and [Sylhet District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sylhet/). By area it is the 8th largest of 64 districts in Bangladesh. It covers 29.6% of [Sylhet Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/). The centre of Sunamganj District is about 167 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. It is about 53 km from Sylhet, the main town of Sylhet Division. The centre point is at 24.9398° N, 91.3456° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Upazilas of Sunamganj District

Upazila Area km² Localities Services 

[Bishwambharpur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/bishwambharpur/) 190 6 7 

[Chhatak Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/chhatak/) 439 15 75 

[Derai Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/derai/) 399 48 39 

[Dharmapasha Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/dharmapasha/) 274 30 11 

[Dowarabazar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/dowarabazar/) 275 14 8 

[Jagannathpur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/jagannathpur/) 369 16 17 

[Jamalganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/jamalganj/) 334 13 16 

[Madhyanagar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/madhyanagar/) 228 13 2 

[Shalla Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/shalla/) 258 58 31 

[Shantiganj Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/shantiganj/) 312 14 12 

[Sunamganj Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/sunamganj-sadar/) 276 9 69 

[Tahirpur Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/sylhet/sunamganj/tahirpur/) 313 18 62 

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Sunamganj District

Open gazetteers list **251 villages, towns and localities** in Sunamganj District. The largest with a recorded population: Sunāmganj (74,570), Chhātak (39,218) and Jahedpur (3,000). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 20 m above sea level (median 13 m).

- Adittopur village
- Aftab rice
- Ahmadpur
- Alampur village
- Alangjury village
- Alipur
- Atgao Poshchim para gram.
- Atgao purbo para village
- Atgaon
- BR 28 rice
- BR 28, 29 Jonok raj rice (Borochaprar Haor)
- BR 28, 29 Jonok raj rice (Chatal Beel)
- BR 28, 29 rice (Vatipara Haor)
- BR 28/29 rice of Shampur and Nayabil Haor
- BR 29 rice
- Bade Jhigli
- Bahadurpur
- Bahara
- Bali
- Banshtala
- Batiyarabad
- Bazar kandi village( Bormon para, Noya hati, Boro hati, maijer hati and purbo hati)
- Beheli
- Betram
- Betura
- Betāuka
- Bhatgaon
- Bhati Para
- Bhimkhali
- Bhādgaon
- Bhātidhāl
- Bhātipāra
- Bishwamvarpur
- Bogla Bāzār
- Bolrampur village
- Boro Abda village
- Borodol Bug Bari Ultar Para
- Borogao village
- Boroihāti
- Boromuha
- Brāhmangaon
- Bābupur
- Bāgain
- Bāgbari
- Bāhādurpur
- Bāketala
- Bākharpur
- Bānskura
- Chakoya New hati village
- Chamardani
- Chandrapur
- Charnar Char
- Chatalpar village
- Chhabisa
- Chhatak
- Chhātak
- Chilāura
- Chākua
- Chāndpur
- Dakshin Badal
- Dakshin Bangshikunda
- Dakshin Sreepur
- Dakshinkul
- Datttapāra
- Daudpur Village
- Daudpur govt. cluster village
- Dhanpur
- Dharmapasha
- Dharmapāsha
- Dholkotob village
- Dholposhi
- Dirai
- Dirāi
- Dohālia
- Dottogram
- Doulotpur Village
- Dowarabazar
- Durgāpur
- Durlabhpur
- Dwāra Bāzār
- Dās Nawāgaon
- Eiman Pur Para
- Fatehpur
- Fazilpur
- Fenarbak
- Gachia
- Gobindapur
- Goyani village
- Habibpur
- Haldipur
- Haripur
- Hasnabad Village
- Hira Rice
- Hosenpur village
- Husairgaon
- Ialampur village(Shudinpur)
- Inatabad( Srihile village)
- Inathganj
- Ishakpur village
- Jagaddal
- Jagannathpur
- Jagannāthpur
- Jahedpur
- Jahirpur
- Jalālpur
- Jamalganj
- Jamālpur
- Jamālābād
- Jamārgaon
- Jaua
- Jaulsa
- Jhalak rice
- Jhāmak
- Joynagar
- Joypur
- Joysree
- Jātrāpur
- Kalimondir bormon para
- Kanupur Village
- Karimpur
- Kartikpur village
- Kashipur
- Kharuyala village
- Kholāpāra
- Koluma
- Kolāya
- Krishibid rice
- Kulanj
- Kusiura
- Kāliteki
- Kāminipur
- Kāmārgaon
- Kāmārkhāl
- Kāndigaon
- Kāndāpāra
- Kāsipur
- Kātia
- Lanka Pāthāria
- Liakatganj
- Lohārgaon
- Lālpur
- Madhupur village
- Madhyanagar
- Madhyanagar Bazar
- Manikda
- Mannanpur village
- Manoharpur
- Milon bazar 2 no Alinagar
- Mirzapur lombahati village
- Mirzapur poshchim hati gram
- Mirzapur village
- Moheshpur village
- Mollahpara
- Mollikpur( Hosenpur) village
- Muhammadpur
- Mulinagar
- Nijgao village( Moshjid Para, Poshchim para, Dhopa hati,Boro hati, purbo Para)
- Nijāmpur
- Nodhar
- Noyabondo Village
- Nurpur
- Painda
- Palkurati
- Pangaon Village
- Paschim Birgaon
- Paschim Pagla
- Pashanagar village
- Patharia
- Perua
- Pukabari
- Purba Birgaon
- Putka
- Pāgla
- Pāilgaon
- Pāndāgaon
- Pāthāriya
- Rafinagar
- Rahutola Hindu Para village
- Rahutola Notun para(Muslim Hati) village
- Rajanagar
- Rangsi
- Rarāil
- Rohomotpur village
- Rouāil
- Rupa
- Rādhānagar
- Rājanagar
- Rājdhārpur
- Rājāpur
- Rājāsaga
- Rāmnagar
- Rāuli
- Rāybangali
- Sachna
- Sachna Bazar
- Sada Nandapur village
- Saidpur
- Sakitpur
- Salepur
- Salla
- Sanbāri
- Sankarpur
- Selhorash
- Sennagor village
- Shalla
- Sharifpur
- Sharifpur village
- Shashan ghat borogao
- Sherpur village
- Shimubak
- Shonakandi Gram
- Shongkor village
- Shorifpur village
- Shunoy
- Simer Ail
- Singpur
- Sitāharan
- Sonakani puran hati purbopara village
- Soutolla
- Srepur Village
- Sridharpur
- Sripur
- Sujanpur
- Sukdebpur
- Sukhāir
- Sulta
- Sultānpur
- Sunamganj
- Sunāmganj
- Sutargaon village
- Syedpur
- Sātgaon
- Tahirpur
- TaligoanVillage
- Tanua
- Tapirkona
- Taral
- Tekerghat
- Thabali
- Tākātukia
- Uttar Badaghat
- Uttar Badal
- Uttar Bangshikunda
- Uttar Sreepur
- Uzanyarabad Village
- West para village
- bahara North Natun Hati Village, 60 families
- torong Village
- Ālipur
- Āllipur
- Ānandapur

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Sunamganj District

Named natural and historic features inside Sunamganj District, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

21 rivers and streams; 19 lakes.

- Ainal Bīl
- Bagali Chara
- Bagra Gāng
- Bahanna Bīl
- Baidar Bil
- Bara Nainda Bīl
- Bāra Bīl
- Chepti Bīl
- Chātāl Bīl
- Chātāl Bīl
- Dhamalia
- Dhamalia River
- Gunāi River
- Hawa Bīl
- Itakhola R
- Jibdari
- Jirag Nadi
- Jālālpur
- Jāwa Bīl
- Kemār Khāli N
- Kurcha
- Kynchiang River
- Kānāmaiya Hāor
- Nakunda

…and 16 more.

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Taramun Tīla · 30 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Sunamganj District and the best time to visit

In Sunamganj District, the warmest month is Jun (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 3,585 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (679 mm) and the driest Jan (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 11 

Feb 21 33 

Mar 25 92 

Apr 27 358 

May 28 516 

Jun 28 679 

Jul 28 670 

Aug 28 528 

Sep 28 423 

Oct 26 232 

Nov 22 23 

Dec 19 19 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sunamganj District

Places mapped inside Sunamganj District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals33
- Banks19
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels12
- Shopping malls8
- Schools188
- Colleges and universities30
- Pharmacies11
- Restaurants33
- Police stations9
- Dental clinics1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Sunamganj District?In Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Sunamganj District?2,945,083 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Sunamganj District?About 26 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Sunamganj District?About 803 people per km²
- What borders Sunamganj District?Habiganj District, Kishoreganj District, Netrakona District and Sylhet District
- How many villages are in Sunamganj District?251 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sunamganj District?Settlements lie between 7 m and 20 m
- What is the highest point in Sunamganj District?Taramun Tīla (30 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sunamganj District?November to March
- How many hospitals are in Sunamganj District?33 mapped
- How many banks are in Sunamganj District?19 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Sunamganj District?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sunamganj District?BD6090 (OCHA common operational dataset)