Dumki (Bengali: দুমকি) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[3]
Dumki Upazila
দুমকি | |
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| Coordinates: 22°26′N 90°22′E / 22.433°N 90.367°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Patuakhali District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.41 km2 (35.68 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 81,839 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8602[2] |
Administration
editDumki Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Angaria, Labukhali, Muradia, Pangasia, and Sreerampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 21 mauzas and 24 villages.[4]
Educational institutions
editDemographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dumki Upazila had 15,542 households and a population of 70,655. 16,570 (19.94%) were under 10 years of age. Dumki has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1090 females per 1000 males. 12,200 (17.27%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Patuakhali (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-267-2.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tanvir Ahsan Tariq (2012). "Dumki Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Patuakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Community Tables: Patuakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Patuakhali" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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