Dashmina Upazila

Dashmina

দশমিনা
Dashmina দশমিনা
Upazila
	Dashmina
	Coordinates: 22°17′N 90°35.4′E / 22.283°N 90.5900°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Patuakhali District
Area
• Total	351.87 km2 (135.86 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	130,402
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	8630
Area code	04423
Website	Official Map of the Doshmina Upazila

Dashmina (Bengali: দশমিনা) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.^[4]

Geography

Dashmina is located at 22°17′00″N 90°35′25″E / 22.2833°N 90.5903°E / 22.2833; 90.5903. It has 28,490 households and a total area of 351.87 km². The Upazila Headquarters is situated in Dashmina Sadar. It is situated on the Bank of the river Tetulia.

Within 6 unions of Dashmina including the Sadar at the centre, two of them are in the north of Dashmina Sadar namely Bashbaria and Bahrampur union. Bashbaria is situated on the bank of the river Tetulia. North Border of both Bahrampur and Bashbaria union ends up with starting of Baufal upazila. Rono Gopaldi and Betagi Shankipur union is situated on the north western part of Dashmina Sadar and finally the Alipura union covers the southern part of this historic Upazila which ends up with starting of Galachipa upazila.

Demographics

Religions in Dashmina Upazila (2022)^[1]
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.99%
Hinduism			6.01%
Other or not stated			0.00%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dashmina Upazila had 28,490 households and a population of 123,388. 31,102 (25.21%) were under 10 years of age. Dashmina has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1048 females per 1000 males. 19,252 (15.60%) lived in urban areas.^[5]^[6]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dashmina had a population of 106,539. Males constituted 49.5% of the population, and females 50.5%. The population aged 18 or older was 52,137. Dashmina had an average literacy rate of 29.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Dashmina Upazila is divided into seven union parishads:

1 No Rangopaldi
2 No Alipur
3 No Betagi Shankipur
4 No Dashmina Sadar
5 No Bahrampur
6 No Bashbaria
7 No Char Bohranuddin.
The union parishads are subdivided into 51 mauzas and 55 villages.^[7]

Education

At present it holds three colleges, three Boys' high schools, two girls' schools, an Alia Madrasa and a number of government and non government primary schools.

Abdur Rashid Talukdar Degree

College

Arojbegi Laboratory College
Alipura College
Doli Akbar Mohila College
Dashmina Govt. Model High School
Gachhani Secondary School
Dakkhin Daspara A. Gani Girls Dakhil Madrasah
Begum Arefatunnessa Girls High School
Banglabazar Girls High School
Hazirhat Nimmo maddhomik

Biddyalaoy

Dashmina Senior Fazil Madrasha
BM Labrotary School
Bahrampur High School

References

^ ^a ^b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Patuakhali (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-267-2.
^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
^ Gazi Shahidul Islam (2012). "Dashmina Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Community Tables: Patuakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Patuakhali" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "District Statistics 2011: Patuakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.