Dumki Upazila

Dumki (Bengali: দুমকি) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Dumki Upazila
দুমকি
Upazila
Location of Dumki Upazila
Coordinates: 22°26′N 90°22′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPatuakhali District
Area
 • Total92.41 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
Population
 • Total70,655
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Administration

Dumki Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Angaria, Labukhali, Muradia, Pangasia, and Sreerampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 21 mauzas and 24 villages.[2]

Educational institutions

Demographics
Religions in Dumki upazila (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 91.62%
Hinduism
 
 8.32%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dumki Upazila had 15,542 households and a population of 70,655. 16,570 (19.94%) were under 10 years of age. Dumki has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1090 females per 1000 males. 12,200 (17.27%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. Tanvir Ahsan Tariq (2012). "Dumki Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Patuakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. "Community Tables: Patuakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Patuakhali" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


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