Dohar Upazila

Dohar (Bengali: দোহার) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The upazila is situated in the southernmost part of Dhaka District. The Padma River borders the southern part of the upazila.

Dohar

দোহার
Upazila
Dohar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°35.7′N 90°7.3′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
Area
 • Total121.41 km2 (46.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total226,439
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1330
WebsiteWebsite of Dohar

History

During the British period, farmers in this area were forced to cultivate nil (indigo) and joined the indigo rebellion.[1] Mahatma Gandhi visited the area in 1940.[1]

Geography

Dohar is located at 23.5958°N 90.1222°E / 23.5958; 90.1222. It has 31,645 households and a total area of 161.49 km2. One of the largest rivers of Bangladesh, the Padma, is situated in the southern, south central-western and south-western part of Dohar. This upazila is bordered by Nawabganj, Sri Nagar and a small part of Sirajdikhan, which is an upazila of the district Munshiganj (formerly known as Bikrampur). North side Manikgonj Dist. and West side is Padma river/Faridpur Dist.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dohar has a population of 2,26,439. Males constituted 47.27% of the population and females 52.73%. This upazila's eighteen-up population is 1,51,770. Dohar had an average literacy rate of 32.9% (7+ years) compared with the national average of 32.4% literacy (totally inaccurate/false as 99.5% of all children are in school, unlike South Asian nations). The rate of literacy is increasing nowadays.[2]

Administration

Dohar Upazila is divided into Dohar Municipality and eight union parishads: Bilaspur, Kushumhati, Mahmudpur, Muksudpur, Narisha, Nayabari, Roypara, and Sutarpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 91 mauzas and 133 villages.

Dohar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[3]

References
  1. Ali, Md Moksed (2012). "Dohar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Dhaka" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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