Teghoria | |
Other Name: | Teghoriya |
Native Name: | তেঘরীয়া |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Sylhet |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sunamganj |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Jagannathpur |
Subdivision Type4: | Union Parishad |
Subdivision Name4: | Syedpur Shaharpara |
Subdivision Type5: | Ward |
Subdivision Name5: | 5 |
Population: | 1,862 |
Teghoria (Bengali: তেঘরীয়া) is a village in the south-eastern part of Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. It is located in the fifth ward of Jagannathpur Upazila's Syedpur Shaharpara Union and nestles on the bank of the river Magura. It has a total population of 1,862 people; 973 being men and 899 being women.[1]
Teghoria was home to three prominent Sheikh Taluqdar families many centuries ago. The village was named as such; Te meaning three (prefix) and ghor meaning house - the village of the three homes.[2]
Villagers send their children to the local Teghoriya Government Primary School which hosts 250 students.[3] The Teghoriya Jame Masjid is also a notable large religious institution in the village.[4]