Damurhuda Upazila


Damurhuda is an Upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Damurhuda is located at . It has 37,279 households and a total area of 308.11 km².
Dumurhuda Upazila is bounded by Meherpur Sadar Upazila, in Meherpur District, and Alamdanga Upazila in Chuadanga District, on the north, Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on the east, Krishnaganj CD Block, in Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the south and Chapra CD Block, in Nadia district, on the west.

Demographics

According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Damurhuda had a population of 289,577. Males constituted 50.10% of the population and females 49.84. Muslims formed 97.812% of the population, Hindus 1.583%, Christians 0.489% and others 0.116%. Damurhuda had a literacy rate of 44.15% for the population 7 years and above.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Damurhuda had a population of 213,291. Males constituted 51.69% of the population, and females 48.31%. The population aged 18 or over was 107,245. Damurhuda has an average literacy rate of 25.6%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Damurhuda has 10 Unions/Wards, 96 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 117 villages.