Damurhuda Upazila
Damurhuda দামুড়হুদা | |
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Coordinates: 23°37′N 88°47′E / 23.617°N 88.783°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Khulna |
District | Chuadanga |
Area | |
• Total | 311.92 km2 (120.43 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 317,552 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 7220[2] |
Website | damurhuda |
Damurhuda (Bengali: দামুড়হুদা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District[3] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Damurhuda Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Geography
Damurhuda is located at 23°37′00″N 88°47′00″E / 23.6167°N 88.7833°E. It has 69,836 households and a total area of 311.92 km2 (120.43 sq mi).
Dumurhuda Upazila is bounded by Meherpur Sadar Upazila of Meherpur District and Alamdanga Upazila under Chuadanga District, on the north; Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on the east; Krishnaganj CD Block of Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the south; and Chapra CD Block under Nadia district on the west.[3]
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Damurhuda upazila had 69,836 households and a population of 289,577. 57,972 (20.02%) of the inhabitants were younger than 10 years. Damurhuda had an average literacy rate of 44.15%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males. 60,768 (20.99%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5][6]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Damurhuda had a population of 213,291. Males constituted 51.69% of the population, and females formed 48.31%. The population aged 18 or over was 107,245. Damurhuda had an average literacy rate of 25.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[7]
Administration
Damurhuda Upazila is divided into Darshana Municipality and seven union parishads: Damurhuda, Hawli, Juranpur, Karpashdanga, Kurulgachhi, Natipota, and Perkrishnopur Madna. The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 102 villages.[5]
Darshana Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[5]
See also
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b Iman Siddiqi (2012), "Damurhuda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chuadanga (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-254-2.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Chuadanga district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.