Daudkandi Upazila

Daudkandi
দাউদকান্দি
Upazila
Daudkandi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°32′N 90°43′E / 23.533°N 90.717°E / 23.533; 90.717Coordinates: 23°32′N 90°43′E / 23.533°N 90.717°E / 23.533; 90.717
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Comilla District
Area
 • Total 376.23 km2 (145.26 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 458,503
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Daudkandi

Daudkandi (Bengali: দাউদকান্দি) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Daudkandi is located at 23°32′00″N 90°43′00″E / 23.5333°N 90.7167°E / 23.5333; 90.7167 . It has 77,102 households and a total area of 376.23 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Daudkandi had a population of 458, 503. Males constituted 50.44% of the population, and females 49.56%. The population aged 18 or over was 215, 409. Daudkandi had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Upazila Chairman: Major (Retd.) Mohammad Ali

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman: rujina akther

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):

Daudkandi has 15 Unions, 1 Pourosova, 281 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 467 villages.

Unions are:

  • Barpara
  • Uttar Daudkandi
  • Gouripur
  • Uttr Elliotganj
  • Dakshin Elliotganj
  • Jinglatali
  • Goalmari
  • Mohammadpur Purba
  • Mohammadpur Paschim
  • Purba Panchgachhia
  • Pachim Panchgachhia
  • Sundalpur
  • Maruka
  • Biteswar
  • Padua

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uddin, AKM Jasim (2012). "Daudkandi Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. 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.
  3. ↑ Khan, Saleh Athar (2012). "Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ↑ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
  5. ↑ "Constituency 249_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
  6. ↑ "Ex-BNP minister Mosharraf indicted". The Daily Star. 29 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "BNP leader Mosharraf's birthday today". Daily Sun. 1 October 2017.
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