Daulatpur Upazila, Manikganj

Daulatpur
দৌলতপুর
Upazila
Daulatpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°57.7′N 89°50.5′E / 23.9617°N 89.8417°E / 23.9617; 89.8417Coordinates: 23°57.7′N 89°50.5′E / 23.9617°N 89.8417°E / 23.9617; 89.8417
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Manikganj District
Area
 • Total 216.24 km2 (83.49 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 138,606
 • Density 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Daulatpur

Daulatpur (Bengali: দৌলতপুর) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Daulatpur is located at 23°57′40″N 89°50′30″E / 23.9611°N 89.8417°E / 23.9611; 89.8417 . It has 26,720 households and total area 216.24 km².

Demographics

At the 1991 census Bangladesh census, Daulatpur had a population of 138,606, of which 69,586 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 49.62% of the population, and females 50.38%. Daulatpur has an average literacy rate of 20% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[1]

Administration

Daulatpur has 8 Unions/Wards, 172 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 170 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  • Mandal, Manoranjan (2012). "Daulatpur Upazila (Manikganj District)". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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