01. General Information:
Area: 256.69 sq km, 99.7 sq miles, 65858 acres.
Population (as of 2011): 1,61,844 (approximately), Male: 6,089 (approximately) Female: 60,975 (approximately)
Density: 480 people per sq km, 1216 people per square mile.
Constituency: 232, Sylhet 4.
Union: 06 (No. 1 Nijpat, No. 2 Jaintapur, No. 3 Charikata, No. 4 Darbast, No. 5 Fatehpur. And 6th Chiknagul UP)
Mouza: 162
Government Hospitals: 01 (Upazila Health Complex)
Health centers / clinics: 18
Post Office: 4
Rivers - 2 rivers (row, big gang)
Hat Bazar: 3 (Jaintapur. Darbast, Haripur)
Banks: 6 (Sonali Bank Ltd., Krishi Bank, Pubali Bank Ltd., Agrani Bank Ltd., Grameen Bank, BRAC Bank Ltd.)
College: 05
Secondary schools: government 01, private 12
Primary School: 41 Government, Regi: 23 Private
Tea garden: 06
BGB camps: 05
Upazila tenure: 1983
Number of villages: 162
Distance from district: 43 km
Literacy rate: 41.5%
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS