Delduar Upazila

Delduar (Bengali: দেলদুয়ার) is an upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Delduar
দেলদুয়ার
Upazila
Atia Mosque
Atia Mosque
Location of Delduar
Coordinates: 24°8.5′N 89°58′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictTangail
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanEngineer Mahmudul Hasan Maroof
Area
 • Total184.54 km2 (71.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total207,278
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitedelduar.tangail.gov.bd

Geography

Delduar is located at 24.1417°N 89.9667°E / 24.1417; 89.9667. It has 48,227 households and total area 184.54 km2.

Demographics
Religions in Delduar upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 88.76%
Hinduism
 
 11.23%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Delduar Upazila had 48,227 households and a population of 207,278. 41,018 (19.79%) were under 10 years of age. Delduar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1060 females per 1000 males. 14,102 (6.80%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

Administration

Delduar Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Atia, Delduar, Deoli, Dubail, Elashin, Fazilhati, Lauhati, and Pathrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 123 mauzas and 162 villages.[2]

See also

References
  1. Tapan Kumar De (2012), "Delduar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.


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