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Debidwar Upazila

Debidwar (Bengali: দেবিদ্বার) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Comilla, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Debidwar is located at 23°36′00″N 90°59′30″E / 23.6000°N 90.9917°E / 23.6000; 90.9917. It has 82,695 households and a total area of 238.36 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2][3]

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.[2]

Debidwar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[2]

Education

See also

References

  1. ^ Shamim, Md Mahmud Hasan (2012). "Debidwar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

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