Mirpur Union
মীরপুর ইউনিয়ন
Union Council
No. 3 Mirpur Union Council
CountryBangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj District
UpazilaJagannathpur Upazila
Population
 • Total20,358
Demonym(s)Mirpuri, Jagannathpuri, Sylheti
Websitehttps://www.mirpurup.sunamganj.gov.bd

Mirpur Union (Bengali: মীরপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 28.903 square kilometres and a population of 20358.[1]

Geography

Mirpur Union is located at the northeast of Jagannathpur Upazila. It shares borders with Bishwanath Upazila in the east, Patli Union and Jagannathpur municipality in the west, Chhatak Upazila in the north, and Syedpur Shaharpara Union in the south. It has an area of 28.903 square kilometres.

Demography

Mirpur has a population of 17,647.

Administration

Mirpur constitutes the no. 3 union council of Jagannathpur Upazila.

Economy

Mirpur has a significant number of British and American immigrants.

Notable people

Sufi Aliyyah-Shah, British-Bangladeshi, Journalist and self-publisher, based in Oxford, born in Mirpur Village, Ward No.7

Education

Name of SchoolTypeEducation LevelLocation
Mirpur Public High SchoolSchoolSecondary (SSC)Mirpur Bazar
Mirpur Government Primary SchoolSchoolPrimaryMirpur Bazar
Holiar Para MadrasaMadrasahPrimary and SecondaryHoliar Para
Borokapon and Adhua Imdadul Uloom MadrasaMadrasahPrimary and SecondaryBorokapon
Sreeramsee High School and College [2]SchoolSecondary and CollegeSreeramsee

Mirpur United Technical College, Shah Market

References

  1. ↑ মীরপুর ইউনিয়ন. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "List of School and College" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Education Information and Statistics.
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