Daganbhuiyan Upazila

Daganbhuiyan (Bengali: দাগনভূইয়া) is an upazila of Feni District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.It consists of one municipality and eight union parishads.

Daganbhuiyan
দাগনভূইয়া
Upazila
Daganbhuiyan is located in Chittagong division
Daganbhuiyan
Daganbhuiyan
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictFeni District
Area
 • Total141.70 km2 (54.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total254,402
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Daganbhuiyan

Geography

Daganbhuiyan is located at 22.9375°N 91.3042°E / 22.9375; 91.3042. It has 49,038 households and a total area of 165.84 km2.

Demographics
Religions in Daganbhuiyan upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 94.13%
Hinduism
 
 5.85%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Daganbhuiyan has a population of 254,402 living in 49,038 households. 59,755 (23.49%) were under 10 years of age. Daganbhuiyan has an average literacy rate of 58.76% (7+ years) and a sex ratio of 1142 females per 1000 males. 33,574 (13.20%) of the population lives in urban areas.[2]

Administration

Daganbhuiyan Upazila is divided into Daganbhuiyan Municipality and eight union parishads: Daganbhuiyan, Jayloskor, Matubhuiyan, Purba Chandrapur, Rajapur, Ramnagar, Sindurpur, and Yeakubpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 119 villages.[3]Daganbhuiyan Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.[3]

Public Representative
Parliamentary Seats
Parliamentary Seats National Constituency Member of Parliament Political Party
267 Feni-3Daganbhuiyan Upazila and Sonagazi UpazilaMasud Uddin ChowdhuryJatiya Party (Ershad)
Upazila Parishad and administration
Sr. No. Designation Name
01Upazila ChairmanDidarul Kabir Ratan
02Upazila Nirbahi OfficerNahida Akter Tania
03 Vice-ChairmanJainal Abedin Mamun
04Female Vice-ChairmanRoksana Akter

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Mohiuddin Hossain Mohin (2012), "Daganbhuiyan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Feni" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Feni" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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