Dimla Upazila

Dimla (Bengali: ডিমলা) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Rangpur Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[1]

Dimla
ডিমলা
Upazila
Dimla is located in Bangladesh
Dimla
Dimla
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°7.7′N 88°55.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictNilphamari District
Area
 • Total326.8 km2 (126.2 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total187,696
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Dimla

Geography

Dimla is located at 26.1278°N 88.9250°E / 26.1278; 88.9250. It has 36, 440 households and a total area of 326.8 km2. It is bordered by West Bengal, India on the north and Jaldhaka Upazila on the south.

Demographics

Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, Dimla had a population of 223975; male 114453, female 109522; Muslim 198399, Hindu 25483, Buddhist 13 and others 80.[2]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dimla had a population of 187,696. Males constituted 51.24% of the population, and females 48.76%. The population aged 18 or over was 91, 421. Dimla had an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Administration

Dimla thana, now an upazila, was established in 1857.

Dimla Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Balapara, Dimla, Jhunagachh Chapani, Khalisha Chapani, Khogakharibari, Naotara, Paschim Chhatnay, Purba Chhatnay, and Tepakhribari. The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 53 villages.[4]

Chairman : Md. Tabibul Islam

Women Vice Chairman : Mst. Ayesa Siddika

Vice Chairman : Md. Muzibur Rahman

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Md. Rezaul Korim

Education
  • Jatua Khata B.L High School
  • Balapara B.L High School
  • Dimla Islamia Degree College
  • Dimla Polytechnic Institut
  • Dimla Mohila College
  • Dimla Textile Institute
  • Dimla Technical and Business Management Institute
  • Dimla R.B.R. Govt. High School
  • Dimla Govt. Girls' High School
  • Sundarkhata Shafiqul Goni Shapon Fazil Madrasa
  • Shalhati B.L. High School
  • Satjan High School
  • Satjan Dhakil Madrasa
  • Khalisha Chapani Bebari Tala Alim Madrasha
  • Sonakhuli Hajee Jaharatulla High School
  • Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Degree College
  • Jhunagach Chapani Girls' High School
  • Khagakhaibari Technical and Business Management Institute
  • Janata College
  • Doholpara Adarsho School & College
  • Doholpara Janata Alim Madrasha
  • Khaga Kharibari High School
  • Khaga Barobari Girls' School
  • Dimla Mohila B.M College
  • Chhatnai High School
  • Chhatnai Women's College
  • Dimla Adarsha High School

Notable People

See also

References
  1. Abdus Sattar (2012), "Dimla Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Domar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  3. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Nilphamari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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