Delduar Upazila

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

Delduar

দেলদুয়ার
Upazila
Delduar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°8.5′N 89°58′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanS.M. Ferdouse Ahmed
Area
 • Total184.54 km2 (71.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total207,278
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitedelduar.tangail.gov.bd

Geography

Delduar is located at 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 Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Atia, Delduar, Deoli, Dubail, Elashin, Fazilhati, Lauhati, and Pathrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 123 mauzas and 162 villages.[3]

See also

References
  1. Tapan Kumar De (2012), "Delduar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), 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. "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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