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Dhanbari ধনবাড়ী
Upazila
Dhanbari Mosque
Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Tangail
Headquarters	Dhanbari
Area
• Total	133.75 km (51.64 sq mi)
Population
• Total	189,129
• Density	1,400/km (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1997
Website	dhanbari.tangail.gov.bd

Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ী) is an Upazila under Tangail District in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It was established when former Madhupur Upazila was split into two Upazilas in 2006. The then prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation of this newly formed Dhanbari Upazila by the efforts of Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan, Member of the National Executive Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dhanbari Upazila had 45,948 households and a population of 176,068. 36,851 (20.93%) were under 10 years of age. Dhanbari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 36,125 (20.52%) lived in urban areas.

Administration

Dhanbari Upazila is divided into Dhanbari Municipality and seven union parishads: Baniajan, Birtara, Bolibhadra, Dhopakhali, Jodunathpur, Musuddi, and Paiska. The union parishads are subdivided into 103 mauzas and 132 villages.

Dhanbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 25 mahallas.

Education

There are seven colleges in the upazila: Asya Hasan Ali Mohila Degree College, Bhai Ghat Ideal College, Dhanbari College, Mushuddi Razia College, Norilla College, Panchpotol Degree College, and Ukhariabari College.

According to Banglapedia, Govt. Dhanbari Nawab Institution, founded in 1910, Paiska High School (1960), and Pankata Islamia Secondary School (1943) are notable secondary schools.

Notable people

• Nawab Syed Ali Hasan Ali Choudhury
• Dr. Sheikh Nizamul Islam, MP
• Syeda Ashika Akbar

See also

• Dhanbari
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "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. 20 October 2024.
3. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-273-3.
4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
5. "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
6. "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
7. Sajida Begum (2012), "Dhanbari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

v t e Tangail District
Upazilas/thanas	Basail Bhuapur Delduar Ghatail Gopalpur Kalihati Madhupur Dhanbari Mirzapur Nagarpur Sakhipur Tangail

v t e Upazilas of the Dhaka Division
Headquarters: Dhaka
Dhaka District	Dhamrai Dohar Keraniganj Nawabganj Savar
Faridpur District	Alfadanga Bhanga Boalmari Charbhadrasan Faridpur Sadar Madhukhali Nagarkanda Sadarpur
Gazipur District	Gazipur Kaliakair Kaliganj Kapasia Sreepur
Gopalganj District	Gopalganj Kashiani Kotalipara Muksudpur Tungipara
Kishoreganj District	Austagram Bajitpur Bhairab Hossainpur Itna Karimganj Katiadi Kishoreganj Kuliarchar Mithamain Nikli Pakundia Tarail
Madaripur District	Kalkini Madaripur Rajoir Shibchar
Manikganj District	Daulatpur Ghior Harirampur Manikganj Saturia Shivalaya Singair
Munshiganj District	Gazaria Lohaganj Munshiganj Sirajdikhan Sreenagar Tongibari
Narayanganj District	Araihazar Sonargaon Bandar Narayanganj Rupganj
Narsingdi District	Belabo Monohardi Narsingdi Palash Raipura Shibpur
Rajbari District	Baliakandi Goalandaghat Kalukhali Pangsha Rajbari
Shariatpur District	Bhedarganj Damudya Gosairhat Naria Shariatpur Zajira Shakhipur
Tangail District	Basail Bhuapur Delduar Ghatail Gopalpur Kalihati Madhupur Dhanbari Mirzapur Nagarpur Sakhipur Tangail

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