Dimla Upazila

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Dimla
ডিমলা
Upazila
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Teesta River in Dimla Upazila
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Coordinates: 26°7.7′N88°55.5′E / 26.1283°N 88.9250°E / 26.1283; 88.9250
Country Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur
District Nilphamari
Area
 • Total
326.74 km2 (126.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [1]
 • Total
316,846
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5350 [2]
Website dimla.nilphamari.gov.bd

Dimla (Bengali : ডিমলা) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. [3] It is the oldest thana of Nilphamari region (Established in 1857).

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Geography

Dimla is located at 26°07′40″N88°55′30″E / 26.1278°N 88.9250°E / 26.1278; 88.9250 . It has 63,535 households and a total area of 326.74 km2. It is bordered by West Bengal, India on the north, Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat District on the east, Jaldhaka Upazila on the south and Domar Upazila on the west.

Demographics

Religions in Dimla Upazila (2022) [4]
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
89.08%
Hinduism
 
10.90%
Other or not stated
 
0.02%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dimla Upazila had 63,535 households and a population of 283,438. 74,464 (26.27%) were under 10 years of age. Dimla had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 42.21%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 19,719 (6.96%) lived in urban areas. [5] [6]

Par the 2001 Bangladesh census, Dimla had a population of 223975; male 114453, female 109522; Muslim 198399, Hindu 25483, Buddhist 13 and others 80. [7]

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%. [8]

Administration

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

Dimla Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Balapara, Paschim Chhatnay, Purba Chhatnay, Khoga Kharibari, Tepa Kharibari, Dimla, Jhunagachh Chapani, Khalisha Chapani, Gayabari and Naotara. The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 53 villages. [5]

Chairman : Md. Tabibul Islam

Women Vice Chairman : Mst. Ayesa Siddika

Vice Chairman : Md. Muzibur Rahman

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Md. Rezaul Korim

EDUCATION

Notable People

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. 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. ↑ Abdus Sattar (2012), "Dimla Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  4. ↑ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Nilphamari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN   978-984-475-285-6.
  5. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Nilphamari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ↑ "Community Tables: Nilphamari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  7. ↑ "Domar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  8. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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