Domar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Domar
Native Name:ডোমার
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:26°N 88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Rangpur
Subdivision Name2:Nilphamari
Area Total Km2:216.36
Population Total:282630
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5340[2]
Area Code:0551[3]
Website:Official Map of Domar
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Domar (bn|ডোমার) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Domar is located at 26.1°N 88.8361°W. It has 58,020 households and total area 216.36 km2. Three rivers, namely Buri Tista, Shalki and Deonai are flowing through the upazila.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Domar Upazila had 58,020 households and a population of 249,429. 64,048 (25.68%) were under 10 years of age. Domar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 40,173 (16.11%) lived in urban areas.[5] [6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration

Domar thana was formed in 1875 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[8] It was under Dimla thana before 1875.

Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar, Gomnati, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, Sonaray and Melapanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.

Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 403.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 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 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Web site: Domar Upazila . 2023-02-18 . domar.nilphamari.gov.bd.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Nilphamari . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Nilphamari district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  8. Web site: Domar Upazila - Banglapedia . 2023-02-18 . en.banglapedia.org . en.