Damurhuda Upazila
Damurhuda
দামুড়হুদা | |
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 Carew and Co. Distillery, Darshana | |
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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 (2011) | |
| • Total | 289,577 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | damurhuda |
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.
Geography[edit]
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.[1]
Demographics[edit]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2][3]
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%.[4]
Administration[edit]
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.[2]
Darshana Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d "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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