Sunamganj

Sunamganj is a town in the Sylhet Division of northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarters and largest town of Sunamganj District, and it stands on the banks of the Surma River about 50 kilometres west-northwest of Sylhet, the divisional headquarters. The municipality was formed in 1960. The 2011 census counted 65,332 people in 11,926 households, with a literacy rate of 60.46 percent among those aged seven and over, against a national average of 51.8 percent, and a sex ratio of 949 women per 1,000 men. By the 2022 census the town had 74,570 residents and a literacy rate of 81.33 percent. This entry covers the town itself rather than the whole district.