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Dumki Upazila

Dumki Upazila
দুমকি
Upazila
Location of Dumki Upazila
Coordinates: 22°26′N 90°22′E / 22.433°N 90.367°E / 22.433; 90.367
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictPatuakhali District
Area
 • Total
92.41 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
81,839
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
8602[2]

Dumki (Bengali: দুমকি) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[3]

Administration

Dumki Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Angaria, Labukhali, Muradia, Pangasia, and Sreerampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 21 mauzas and 24 villages.[4]

Educational institutions

Demographics

Religions in Dumki Upazila (2022)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.26%
Hinduism
 
 7.68%
Other or not stated
 
 0.06%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dumki Upazila had 15,542 households and a population of 70,655. 16,570 (19.94%) were under 10 years of age. Dumki has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1090 females per 1000 males. 12,200 (17.27%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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.
  3. ^ Tanvir Ahsan Tariq (2012). "Dumki Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Patuakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Patuakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Patuakhali" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


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