| Damurhuda দামুড়হুদা | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
 Carew and Co. Distillery, Darshana | |
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| Coordinates: 23°37′N 88°47′E / 23.617°N 88.783°E / 23.617; 88.783 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Chuadanga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 311.92 km (120.43 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 317,552 |
| • Density | 1,000/km (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7220 |
| Website | damurhuda |
Damurhuda (Bengali: দামুড়হুদা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District 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 / 23.6167; 88.7833. It has 69,836 households and a total area of 311.92 km (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.
Demographics
| Religions in Damurhuda Upazila (2022) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 97.85% | |||
| Hinduism | 1.70% | |||
| Christianity | 0.44% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.01% | |||
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.
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%.
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.
Darshana Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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