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Phulgazi Upazila (feni district) with an area of 104.92 sq km, is bounded by parshuram upazila on the north, feni sadar and chhagalnaiya upazilas on the south, Tripura State of India on the east and west. Main rivers are Muhuri, Silonia.
Administration Phulgazi thana was established
in 1975 and was turned into an upazila on 27 March 2002. It consists of
6 unions and 80 villages.
Population 103426; male 50.25%, female 49.75%; Muslim 91.50%; Hindu 8.44%, Buddhist 0.04%, Christian 0.01% and others 0.01%.
Religious institutions Mosque 305, temple 7. Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 62.33%; male 61.69% and female 62.98%. Educational institutions: government college 1, non-government college 2, high school 19, junior school 5, madrasa 9, government primary school 38, non-government primary school 19, community school 3,
satellite school 3. Noted educational institutions: Munshirhat Ali Azam High School (1906), GM Hat High School (1926). Cultural organisations Club 30, public library 3, cinema hall 1, playground 5, youth training centre 1. Main occupations Agriculture 60%, commerce 12%, service 20% and others 8%. Land use Total cultivable land 7090 hectares; fallow land 3442 hectares. Land control Among the peasants, 30% are landless, 25% small, 27% intermediate and 18% rich. Land value Market value of land of the first grade is approximately 15000 per 0.01 hectare. Main crops Paddy, wheat, jute, potato, sugarcane, chilli. Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya and litchi. Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 2, fishery 4, hatchery 1. Communication facilities Roads: pucca 55.5 km and mud road 205.29 km. Traditional transport
Palanquin (extinct), horse carriage and bullock cart (nearly extinct), boat. Cottage industries Weaving, wood work, goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, bamboo work and tailoring. Main hats, bazars and fairs GM Hat, Munshirhat, Phulgazi Bazar. NGO activities Operationally important
ngos are brac, asa, grameen bank. Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health centre 3, family planning centre 4, community clinic 9. [Dildar Hussain]
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