Debidwar (Bengali: দেবিদ্বার) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong and district of Cumilla, Bangladesh.[4]

Debidwar
দেবিদ্বার
Gate of Gangamandal Raj Institution in Jafarganj
Gate of Gangamandal Raj Institution in Jafarganj
Location of Debidwar
Coordinates: 23°36′N 90°59.5′E / 23.600°N 90.9917°E / 23.600; 90.9917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictComilla
Government
 • MPVacant
 • Upazila ChairmanVacant
Area
 • Total238.36 km2 (92.03 sq mi)
Population
 • Total471,927
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3530[2]
Area code08024[3]
Websitedebidwar.comilla.gov.bd

Geography

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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

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Religions in Debidwar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
95.35%
Hinduism
4.64%
Other or not stated
0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[6][7]

Administration

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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.[6]

Debidwar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[6]

Education

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  • Government 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
  • 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. 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. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cumilla (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-259-7.
  6. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
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