Kanakpur Union

The etymology of the union is of two words; "Kanak" and "Pur". The word Kanak comes from Sanskrit and means gold or possibly imitative of clanking metal.^[2] The word Pur is also from Sanskrit and means city.^[3] Therefore, the literal translation would be the city of gold.

Kanakpur Union is located in the part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and shares borders with the Mostafapur Union in the east. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres.^[1]

Kanakpur has a population of 18,458.

Kanakpur constitutes the no. 8 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 49 villages.^[4]

• Haridatta, Shaoniya, Abda, Bachandar, Satyapur, Barhal, Halgar
• Rakha, Nagra, Audatta, Ballabhdatta, Bhadgaon, Binshona, Rangdas
• Kobiraji, Dojbali, Poilpara, Chondibhandar, Buddhimontopur, Khagrakandi, Bagmara
• Maijpara, Kandipara, Bidya'r Mahal, Islampur, Damiya, Fatehpur, Durlabhpur
• Dattabinshona, Banidhupi, Dvipiya, Thekshaliya, Harmahal, Dhoupasha, Khasharikona
• Doliya, Srirampur, Srirainagar, Poton, Bajekrati, Kanakpur
• Shariya, Goyghor, Noldariya, Rajapur, Borkapon, Raypur, Mamrokpur, Nandiura

It has two bazaars.^[1]

The union has a literacy rate of 56.61%.

It has 14 state primary schools and 1 private primary school.^[1] They are as follows:

1. Bhadgaon Government Primary School
2. Buddhimontopur Government Primary School
3. Damiya Abda Government Primary School
4. Raypur Mamrokpur Government Primary School
5. Naldariya Government Primary School
6. Kanakpur Government Primary School
7. Durlavpur Government Primary School
8. Haridatta Government Primary School
9. Binshona Government Primary School
10. Dipiya Government Primary School
11. Baro Haal Government Primary School
12. Fatehpur Government Primary School
13. Shah Bondor Government Primary School
14. Sardar Bari Reg. Primary School

It also has 3 kindergartens: Sunrise KG School, Shah Jalal KG School and Srirainagar KG School

It has one high school called Bhadgaon Taher un-Nessa High School.^[1]

There are six madrasas and they are as follows:

1. Bhadgaon Imdad ul-Uloom Madrasa
2. Buddhimontopur Muhyi us-Sunnah Dakhil Madrasa
3. Buddhimontopur Hafizia Madrasa
4. Damiya Hafizia Madrasa
5. Raypur Mamrokpur Title Madrasa
6. Shah Bondor Madrasa