Dasar Upazila

Dasar
Upazila
Coordinates: 23°05′N90°08′E / 23.09°N 90.13°E / 23.09; 90.13
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Madaripur
Area
• Total	76.08 km2 (29.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [1]
• Total	75,172
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	7920 [2]
Website	dasar.madaripur.gov.bd

Dasar Upazila is an upazila of Madaripur district in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. ^[3]

History

A police investigation centre was set up in Dasar on February 2, 2012. Later, the Dasar Thana (police station) was formed on March 2, 2013, with five unions of Kalkini Upazila. ^[4] Shortly thereafter, the local administration proposed to convert Dasar into upazila. At the meeting of the National Implementation Committee on Administrative Restructuring (NICAR) on November 20, 2017, the Dasar Thana (police station) was supposed to be upgraded to upazila but it was rejected and asked to conduct a further examination. ^[5] Then on 26 July 2021, it was decided to make Dasar a full-fledged upazila at the 117th meeting of NICAR. ^[6]

Administrative areas

Dasar Upazila consists of 5 unions and 67 mouzas. ^[7]

Unions

• Gopalpur Union
• Kazibakai Union
• Baligram Union
• Dasar Union
• Nabagram Union

Geography

The geographical location of Dasar Upazila is 23°03′39″N90°08′56″E / 23.0609195°N 90.1489887°E / 23.0609195; 90.1489887 . Its total area is 76.08 km². ^[8] Dasar upazila is bounded on the north by Madaripur Sadar upazila, on the south by Agailjhara Upazila, on the east by Kalkini upazila and on the west by Kotalipara upazila. The Palrodi river flows over the upazila.

Demographics

Religions in Dasar Upazila (2022) [9]
Religion			Percent
Islam			75.11%
Hinduism			24.24%
Other or not stated			0.65%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dasar Upazila had 15,595 households and a population of 71,494. 16,849 (23.57%) were under 10 years of age. Dasar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 54.02%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males. The entire population lived in rural areas. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN   978-9844752016.
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. দেশে আরও তিন উপজেলা. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
4. অপরাধীদের বিষফোঁড়া নবগঠিত ডাসার থানা. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
5. ৪৯২তম উপজেলা শায়েস্তাগঞ্জ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-11-24.
6. উপজেলা হলো ঈদগাঁও-ডাসার-মধ্যনগর. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
7. বাংলাদেশ গেজট অতিরিক্ত সংখ্যা (PDF). Department of Printing and Publications . 2018-08-07. pp. 10259–10261. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
8. Population and Housing Census 2011 (PDF). Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. February 2015. pp. 35, 69, 205, 383. ISBN   978-984-33-8597-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
9. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Madaripur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN   978-984-475-256-6.
10. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Madaripur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
11. "Community Tables: Madaripur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.