Dhamoirhat Upazila

Dhamoirhat ধামইরহাট
—  Upazila  —
Dhamoirhat Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°8.7′N 88°51.7′E / 25.145°N 88.8617°E / 25.145; 88.8617Coordinates: 25°8.7′N 88°51.7′E / 25.145°N 88.8617°E / 25.145; 88.8617
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Naogaon District
Area
- Total	300.8 km2 (116.1 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	151,875
- Density	505/km2 (1,307.9/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Dhamoirhat

Dhamoirhat (Bengali: ধামইরহাট) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Dhamoirhat is located at 25°08′40″N 88°51′40″E / 25.1444°N 88.8611°E / 25.1444; 88.8611 . It has 29661 units of house hold and total area 300.8 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dhamoirhat has a population of 151875. Males constitute are 51.73% of the population, and females 48.27%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 80044. Dhamoirhat has an average literacy rate of 28.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Dhamoirhat has 8 Unions/Wards, 212 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 250 villages.

Legend

In Maahishontosh, an extraordinary long tomb is popularly known as the Tomb of Muhammad Shiran Khilji, an earlier Turkic ruler of Bengal.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.