Talk:Ajmiriganj Upazila

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In 1907 Abidabaad became Ajmiriganj thana under Assam government. In 1983 Ajmiriganj thana was turned into an upazila. Name was derived from Aijadam > Ajmardan > Aijmadam > Abidabaad > Ajmiriganj.

Ajmiriganj Upazila has an area of 224 km2, which is bounded by Sallah and Itna upazila to the north-west, Baniachang upazila to the east, Mithamain upazila to the south. It consists of 5 union parishads, 68 mouzas and 79 villages. The population is 86,810 (51.11% male, 48.89% female), with the literacy rate of 22.4% (28.2% male, 16.2% female). It needs to be mentioned that Jalsukh Krishna Govinda Public High School was established in 1876.

Ajmiriganj Bazar (main town), on the other hand, consists of 2 mouzas, with an area of 5.73 km2. The total population is 13,829 (52.85% male, 47.15% female), with the literacy rate of 22.4%. The town has one Dak-Banglow. Town also have a number of buildings, which are from as early as 1800 and structurally beautiful, some of these were financed by Moharaja of Tripura.

Ajmiriganj Upazila has 3 main rivers, they are Kalni, Kushiyara and Bheramahana.

Main exports of Ajmiriganj Upazila are Shrimp, Frog-legs, and Dry-fish. Aktar Ahmed, 06:56, 8 April 2007 (UTC)