Kanakpur Union

Kanakpur Union (কনকপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres and a population of 18,458.

History
The etymology of the union is of two words; "Kanak" and "Pur". The word Kanak comes from Sanskrit and means gold or possibly imitative of clanking metal. The word Pur is also from Sanskrit and means city. Therefore, the literal translation would be the city of gold.

Geography
Kanakpur Union is located in the part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and shares borders with the Mostafapur Union in the east. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres.

Demography
Kanakpur has a population of 18,458.

Administration
Kanakpur constitutes the no. 8 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 49 villages and 14 mouzas.

Villages

 * Haridatta, Shaoniya, Abda, Bachandar, Satyapur, Barhal, Halgar
 * Rakha, Nagra, Audatta, Ballabhdatta, Bhadgaon, Binshona, Rangdas
 * Kobiraji, Dojbali, Poilpara, Chondibhandar, Buddhimontopur, Khagrakandi, Bagmara
 * Maijpara, Kandipara, Bidya'r Mahal, Islampur, Damiya, Fatehpur, Durlabhpur
 * Dattabinshona, Banidhupi, Dvipiya, Thekshaliya, Harmahal, Dhoupasha, Khasharikona
 * Doliya, Srirampur, Srirainagar, Poton, Bajekrati, Kanakpur
 * Shariya, Goyghor, Noldariya, Rajapur, Borkapon, Raypur, Mamrokpur, Nandiura

Economy and tourism
Kanakpur has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has two bazaars.

Education
The Union has a literacy rate of 56.61%.

Primary
It has 14 state primary schools and 1 private primary school. They are as follows:
 * 1) Bhadgaon Government Primary School
 * 2) Buddhimontopur Government Primary School
 * 3) Damiya Abda Government Primary School
 * 4) Raypur Mamrokpur Government Primary School
 * 5) Naldariya Government Primary School
 * 6) Kanakpur Government Primary School
 * 7) Durlavpur Government Primary School
 * 8) Haridatta Government Primary School
 * 9) Binshona Government Primary School
 * 10) Dipiya Government Primary School
 * 11) Baro Haal Government Primary School
 * 12) Fatehpur Government Primary School
 * 13) Shah Bondor Government Primary School
 * 14) Sardar Bari Reg. Primary School

It also has 3 kindergartens: Sunrise KG School, Shah Jalal KG School and Srirainagar KG School

Secondary
It has one high school called Bhadgaon Taher un-Nessa High School.

Religious
There are six madrasas and they are as follows:
 * 1) Bhadgaon Imdad ul-Uloom Madrasa
 * 2) Buddhimontopur Muhyi us-Sunnah Dakhil Madrasa
 * 3) Buddhimontopur Hafizia Madrasa
 * 4) Damiya Hafizia Madrasa
 * 5) Raypur Mamrokpur Title Madrasa
 * 6) Shah Bondor Madrasa

Language and culture
The native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union has 47 mosques:
 * 1) Borkapon Jame Masjid and Rajapur Satyapur Borkapon Jame Masjid
 * 2) North Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, West Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, South Bhadgaon Jame Masjid, Bhadgaon Bakhsh Bari Jame Masjid and Bhadgaon Sardar Bari Jame Masjid
 * 3) Chok Rajpur Jame Masjid
 * 4) Islampur Jame Masjid
 * 5) Bagmara Jame Masjid
 * 6) Khagrakandi Jame Masjid
 * 7) Buddhimontopur Jame Masjid and West Buddhimontopur Jame Masjid
 * 8) Abda Bazar Jame Masjid, North Abda Jame Masjid and Rajapur Abda Jame Masjid
 * 9) Damiya Jame Masjid and Damiya Shah Murad Jame Masjid
 * 10) Bochondhor Jame Masjid
 * 11) Raypur Jame Masjid
 * 12) Mamrokpur Jame Masjid
 * 13) Noldariya Jame Masjid
 * 14) North Kanakpur Jame Masjid and Kanakpur Bus Stand Jame Masjid
 * 15) Durlavpur Jame Masjid
 * 16) Shah Bandar Jame Masjid
 * 17) Srirampur Jame Masjid and Srirampur Panjegana Masjid
 * 18) Rakha Jame Masjid, Rakha Peer Bari Jame Masjid and Rakha Master Motin Bari Panjegana Masjid
 * 19) Nagra Jame Masjid
 * 20) Rangdas Jame Masjid
 * 21) Kabiraji Jame Masjid
 * 22) Binshona Jame Masjid, Binshona Master Yusuf Bari Panjegana Masjid, Dattabinshona Panjegana Masjid and Binshona Rezaq Ullah Bari Panjegana Masjid
 * 23) Syed Abdul Hamid Waqf Estate and Panjegana Masjid
 * 24) Poton Panjegana Masjid
 * 25) Halgor Panjegana Masjid
 * 26) Srirainagar Panjegana Masjid
 * 27) Poilpara Al-Khair Panjegana Masjid
 * 28) Audatta Panjegana Masjid
 * 29) Dhoupasha Panjegana Masjid
 * 30) Dipiya Panjegana Masjid
 * 31) Maijpara Ashroyon Prokolpo Panjegana Masjid

It also has 9 eidgahs:
 * 1) Bhadgaon Eidgah
 * 2) Bochbondor Eidgah
 * 3) Buddhimontopur Eidgah
 * 4) Naldariya Eidgah
 * 5) Kanakpur Eidgah
 * 6) Durlavpur Eidgah
 * 7) Rakha Eidgah
 * 8) Dipiya Eidgah
 * 9) Shahbondor Eidgah