Damudya
ডামুড্যা
Upazila
Munshi Bari, Damudya
Munshi Bari, Damudya
Location of Damudya
Coordinates: 23°8′N 90°26′E / 23.133°N 90.433°E / 23.133; 90.433
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictShariatpur
Area
[1]
 • Total90.54 km2 (34.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)[2]
 • Total109,003
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
8040
Websitedamudya.shariatpur.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Damudya (Bengali: ডামুড্যা) is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Damudya Thana was established in 1975 and converted into an upazila in 1982.[3] It was named after its administrative center, the town of Damudya.

Geography

Damudya Upazila has a total area of 90.54 square kilometres (34.96 sq mi).[1] It borders Bhedarganj Upazila to the north, Gosairhat Upazila to the east and south, Madaripur District to the west, and Shariatpur Sadar Upazila to the northwest.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 91—    
1991 96+5.5%
2001 117+21.9%
2011 109−6.8%
2022 124+13.8%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[1]
Religions in Damudya upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.20%
Hinduism
 
 2.78%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Damudya Upazila had 24,193 households and a population of 109,003. 26,899 (24.68%) were under 10 years of age. Damudya had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1123 females per 1000 males. 21,251 (10.95%) lived in urban areas.[1][2]

Administration

Damudya Upazila is divided into Damudya Municipality and seven union parishads: Darul Aman, Dhanokathi, Islampur, Koneshwar, Purbo Damudya, Shidul Kura, and Sidda. The union parishads are subdivided into 60 mauzas and 120 villages.

Damudya Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 11 mahallas.[1]

Education

Purba Madari Pur College is the only college in the upazila.

The Madrasa education system in the upazila includes Damudya Hamidia Kamil Madrasa.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Shariatpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. 1 2 "Community Tables: Shariatpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. 1 2 Rahman, AKM Matiur (2012). "Damudya Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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