Delduar Upazila

Delduar
দেলদুয়ার
Upazila
Delduar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°8.5′N 89°58′E / 24.1417°N 89.967°E / 24.1417; 89.967Coordinates: 24°8.5′N 89°58′E / 24.1417°N 89.967°E / 24.1417; 89.967
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Tangail District
Government
 • Upazila Chairman S.M. Ferdouse Ahmed
Area
 • Total 184.54 km2 (71.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 207,278
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Website of Delduar

Delduar (Bengali: দেলদুয়ার) is an Upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Delduar is located at 24°08′30″N 89°58′00″E / 24.1417°N 89.9667°E / 24.1417; 89.9667 . It has 32696 households and total area 184.54 km².

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Delduar has a population of 207278. Males constitute 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%.Delduar has an average literacy rate of 40.5% (7+ years).[2]

Administration

Delduar has 8 Unions/Wards, 130 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 166 villages.

The Union Parishads are-

  1. Delduar Union
  2. Lauhati Union
  3. Dubail Union
  4. Pathrail Union
  5. Atia Union
  6. Elashin Union
  7. Fazilhati Union
  8. Deoli Union

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tapan Kumar De (2012), "Delduar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; 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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