Debidwar Upazila

Debidwar

দেবিদ্বার
Debidwar দেবিদ্বার
Upazila
	Gate of Gangamandal Raj Institution in Jafarganj
	Coordinates: 23°36′N 90°59.5′E / 23.600°N 90.9917°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Comilla
Government
• MP	Razi Mohammad Fakhrul
• Upazila Chairman	Md Abul Kalam Azad
Area
• Total	238.36 km2 (92.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	431,352
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	debidwar.comilla.gov.bd

Debidwar (Bengali: দেবিদ্বার) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Comilla, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography[edit]

Debidwar is located at 23°36′00″N 90°59′30″E / 23.6000°N 90.9917°E / 23.6000; 90.9917. It has 82,695 households and a total area of 238.36 km².

Demographics[edit]

Religions in Debidwar upazila (2011)^[2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			94.73%
Hinduism			5.26%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Debidwar Upazila had 82,695 households and a population of 431,352. 118,968 (27.58%) were under 10 years of age. Debidwar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1112 females per 1000 males. 61,418 (14.24%) lived in urban areas.^[2]^[3]

Administration[edit]

Debidwar Upazila is divided into Debidwar Municipality and 15 union parishads: Barkamta, Boroshalghor, Dakshin Gunaighor, Dhamti, Elahabad, Fatehabad, Jafargonj, Mohanpur, Rajameher, Rasulpur, Subil, Sultanpur, Uttar Gunaighor, Vani, and Yousufpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 129 mauzas and 192 villages.^[2]

Debidwar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.^[2]

Education[edit]

Gov't Sujat Ali College
মহেশপুর পশ্চিমপাড়া ইসলামিয়া দাখিল মাদ্রাসা
Nabiyabad High School/নবিয়াবাদ উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Moheshpur Islamia Dhakhil Madrasah
Charbakar High School
Mashikara High School
Reaz Uddin Pilot Government Model High School. EST. 1918 school
Abdullah pur high school.
Bakasher high school
Kurchap High School
Marichakand Addwisha High School
Oxford International School & College
Moitri International School
Jobeda Khatun Women's College
Nabarun Biddya Niketon
Boro shalghar Adarsha College
Mofiz Uddin Girls High School
Hilful Fuzul Adorsho School
Alhaz Ajgor Ali Munshi Girls High School
Dhampti Habibur Rahman High School
Gongamondal Raj Institution
Dhampti islamia alia madrasha, azim uddin per sab
Khalil Pur High School
Khalilpur Govt.Primary School
Nurpur Govt.Primary School
Laxmi pur High School
Merit Home International School
Rising Sun Kinder School
Chandpur Model Technical High School
Barashalghar Union M.Ahmed High School
Chotona Model High School
Banguri High School
Noor Pur M Ali And A Bari High School
দেবিদ্বার আলহাজ্ব আজগর আলী মুন্সী বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
laxmipur hafezia madrasha
Moheshpur High School
Bakri Kandi Adarsha high School
Barkamta Nolini Shikha Niketon
Bara Alam Pur Model Junior School
Ballavpur High School
Cambridge International School
Debidwar International Cadet School
Sayedpur Kamil Madrasha
Sultanpur Senior Fazil (Degree) Madrasha
চন্দ্রনগর দাখিল মাদ্রাসা
চরবাকর ডি,এস,আই আলিম মাদ্রাসা
Debidwar Islamia Fazil Madrasha
Podua Islamia Alim Madrasha
Fultali Village High school
Elahabad High School
Elahabad Pro.Muzaffer Ahmmed College
এলাহাবাদ দাখিল মাদ্রাসা
Elahabad Hazera Khaton Model Academy
Elahabad J. Alam Intarnational School
Mohanpor High School
Mohanpor College
Mohammadpor High School
Mohammadpor Serajul Hoq College
Burir par High School
Rajamehar High Scholl
Rajamehar Engineering Manzjurol Ahsan Munshi Adarsha College
Barkamta Al Nur Kindergarten
Ashora Nurul Islam International School
Ashora Govt Primary School
Premu Govt Primary School
Brahmankhara Govt. Primary School
Brahmankhara Hafizia Madrasha and Atimkhana
Bagmara Dakhil Madrasha
Barkamta Govt. Primary School
Falgunda Govt. Primary School

References[edit]

^ Shamim, Md Mahmud Hasan (2012). "Debidwar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

External links[edit]

[Banglapedia-1] Shamim, Md Mahmud Hasan (2012). "Debidwar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[census2011-2] "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[community-3] "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.

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