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Mohammedpur, Dolarbazar

Coordinates: 24°51′06″N 91°38′23″E / 24.8518°N 91.6396°E / 24.8518; 91.6396
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Mohammedpur
মুহাম্মদপুর
Village
Mohammedpur is located in Bangladesh
Mohammedpur
Mohammedpur
Coordinates: 24°51′06″N 91°38′23″E / 24.8518°N 91.6396°E / 24.8518; 91.6396
CountryBangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj
UpazilaChhatak
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
660
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Mohammadpur (Bengali: মুহাম্মদপুর) is a village in Dolarbazar Union of Chhatak Upazila at the North-Eastern part of Bangladesh. Mahammadpur is famous for the mazar (grave) of Rahimullah Shah, a Saint of Islam. Safath Shah, the father of Durbin Shah (poet and singer) also lived in this village. At the middle part of his life Safath Shah migrated from Mahammadpur to Durbin Tila in Chhatak.[citation needed]

Location

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Mohammadpur is situated in the south-eastern part of Chhatak Upazila, in Sunamganj District. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south of Dular Bazar and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of Singerkach Bazar.

The Makunda River flows at the south-east side of Mahammadpur.[citation needed]

Nearby village

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  • East: Buraiya
  • West: Chelar Char
  • North: Alampur
  • South: Jahedpur

Population

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As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, it had a population of 660.[1]

Communication

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Mohammadpur is located about 20.50 kilometres (12.74 mi) south of the upazila headquarters. People use Chhatak-Gobindagonj-Dolarbazar Road and Sylhet-Bishawnath-Singerkach Road for communication with Mahammadpur.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population & Housing Census-2011: Community Report: Sunamganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. p. 63.