Debidwar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Debidwar
Native Name:দেবিদ্বার
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23°N 90°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Name2:Comilla
Leader Title:MP
Leader Name:Vacant
Leader Title1:Upazila Chairman
Leader Name1:Vacant
Area Total Km2:238.36
Population Total:471927
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3530[2]
Area Code:08024[3]
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Debidwar (bn|দেবিদ্বার) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong and district of Cumilla, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Debidwar is located at 23.6°N 90.9917°W. It has 82,695 households and a total area of 238.36 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Debidwar Upazila had 82,695 households and a population of 431,352. 118,968 (27.58%) were under 10 years of age. Debidwar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1112 females per 1000 males. 61,418 (14.24%) lived in urban areas.[5] [6]

Administration

Debidwar Upazila is divided into Debidwar Municipality and 15 union parishads: Barkamta, Boroshalghor, Dakshin Gunaighor, Dhamti, Elahabad, Fatehabad, Jafargonj, Mohanpur, Rajameher, Rasulpur, Subil, Sultanpur, Uttar Gunaighor, Vani, and Yousufpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 129 mauzas and 192 villages.

Debidwar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.

Education

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 396.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Rebtel.com . Stockholm, Sweden.
  4. Book: Shamim, Md Mahmud Hasan . 2012 . Debidwar Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Debidwar_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Comilla district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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