Damurhuda Upazila

Damurhuda (Bengali: দামুড়হুদা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Damurhuda Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Damurhuda
দামুড়হুদা
Upazila
Damurhuda is located in Bangladesh
Damurhuda
Damurhuda
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°37′N 88°47′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictChuadanga District
Area
 • Total308.11 km2 (118.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total289,577
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitedamurhuda.chuadanga.gov.bd

Geography

Damurhuda is located at 23.6167°N 88.7833°E / 23.6167; 88.7833. It has 37,279 households and a total area of 308.11 km2 (118.96 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.[2][3]

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Damurhuda had a population of 289,577. Males constituted 50.10% of the population, while females made up 49.84%. Muslims formed 75.81% of the population, Christians 23.48% Hindus 2.58%, and others 0.116%. Damurhuda had a literacy rate of 44.15% for the population 7 years and above.[4]

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%.[5]

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.[6]

Darshana Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[6]

See also

References
  1. Iman Siddiqi (2012), "Damurhuda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Damurhuda Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Tehsil Map of Nadia". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  6. "District Statistics 2011: Chuadanga" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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