Damurhuda Upazila
Damurhuda
দামুড়হুদা | |
|---|---|
Carew and Co. Distillery, Darshana | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 317,552 |
| • Density | 1,018.1/km2 (2,636.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7220[2] |
| Website | damurhuda |
Damurhuda (Bengali: দামুড়হুদা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District[3] 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. 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.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 172,057 | — |
| 1991 | 213,291 | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 255,279 | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 289,577 | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 317,552 | +9.7% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[4] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Damurhuda Upazila had 81,953 households and a population of 317,552. 8.51% of the population were under 5 years of age. Damurhuda had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.34%: 71.38% for males and 71.30% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.21 males for every 100 females. 91,845 (28.92%) lived in urban areas.[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.[5]
Darshana Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.[5]
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.
- ^ 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 Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chuadanga (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-254-2.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chuadanga" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.