Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Durgapur
locator_position = right
latd = 25.1250
longd = 90.6875
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Netrokona District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 169135
population_density = 576
area_total = 293.42
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/netrokona/Durgapur.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Durgapur
footnotes =

Durgapur ( _bn. দূর্গাপুর) is an Upazila of Netrokona District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Durgapur is located at coord|25.1250|N|90.6875|E| . It has 32245 units of house hold and total area 293.42 km². Durgapur Upazila is such a unique place where river of clean water, hills, sands make a heavenly natural environment.

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Durgapur has a population of 169135. Males constitute are 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83795. Durgapur has an average literacy rate of 23% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Durgapur has 7 Unions/Wards, 134 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 215 villages.

Photos

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References

There is a Group in facebook.com based on Durgapur named 'Shusong Durgapur, Netrokona'. The key aim of this group is to make a community where connection, sharing, promotion will be there concentrating to this place. Anyone can get advantage of this Group. The link of this Group is –http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9355095478