Dowarabazar Upazila

Dowarabazar
দোয়ারাবাজার
Nickname(s): Duarabazar
Division Sylhet Division
District Sunamganj District
Established 1976
Government
 • MP (Sunamgonj-5) MR. Muhibur Rahman Manik (Awami League)
Area
 • Total 324.19 km2 (125.17 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 157,240
 • Density 559/km2 (1,450/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 3070

Dowarabazar (Bengali: দোয়ারাবাজার) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Dowarabazar is located at 25°03′00″N 91°34′00″E / 25.0500°N 91.5667°E / 25.0500; 91.5667 . It has 27112 households and total area 324.19 km² and bounded by Meghalaya State of India and boarder on the north, and Chattak upazilla on the south and east, sunamgonj district on the west. Main rivers are Surma, Jadukata etc.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dowarabazar has a population of 157240. Males constitute 50.74% of the population, and females 49.26%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 76530. Dowarabazar has an average literacy rate of 15.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2] Religions: Muslim 83.4%, Hindu 14.2%, Christian 0.5%.

Administrative

Dowarabazar has 7 Unions/Wards, 166 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 294 villages. Duarabazar Model Govt: Primary School Duarabazar High School and Duarabazar Degree College is situated in Dowarabazar town.


See also

References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012), "Dowarabazar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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