Daulatpur Upazila, Kushtia

Daulatpur দৌলতপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)
Upazila
Padma river at Mohishkundi
Coordinates: 24°0.1′N 88°52.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District	Kushtia
Area
• Total	468.76 km^2 (180.99 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	482,981
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	7050[2]
Area code	071[3]
Website	Official Map of Daulatpur

Daulatpur (Bengali: দৌলতপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[4] Daulatpur Thana was formed in 1854. It became an upazila in 1983.

Geography

Daulatpur is located at 24.0014°N 88.8750°E / 24.0014; 88.8750. It has 115,715 households and total area 468.76 km^2.

Daulatpur Upazila is bounded by Bagha Upazila in Rajshahi District and Lalpur Upazila in Natore District, on the north, Bheramara and Mirpur Upazilas on the east, Gangni Upazila in Meherpur District and Mirpur Upazila in Kushtia District, on the south, and Jalangi CD Block, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, and Karimpur I and Karimpur II CD Blocks, Nadia district, West Bengal, on the west.[5][6][7]

Demographics

Religions in Daulatpur Upazila (2022)[8]
Religion			Percent
Islam			99.39%
Hinduism			0.60%
Other or not stated			0.01%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Daulatpur upazila had 115,715 households and a population of 456,372. 94,590 (20.73%) were under 10 years of age. Daulatpur had an average literacy rate of 41.29%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1004 females per 1000 males. 19,446 (4.26%) of the population lived in urban areas.[9][10]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Daulatpur had a population of 360,706. Males constituted 51.42% of the population, and females formed 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 178,539. Daulatpur had an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[11]

Administration

Daulatpur Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Adabaria, Ariaa, Boalia, Chilmari, Daulatpur, Hogalbaria, Khalishakundi, Maricha, Mathurapur, Pearpur, Philipnagar, Pragpur, Ramkrishnapur, and Refaitpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 82 mauzas and 103 villages.[9]

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. 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. 21 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Md. Salim Reza (2012). "Daulatpur Upazila (Kushtia District)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. "Daulatpur Upazila (Kushtia District)". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
6. "Tehsil Map of Murshidabad". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
7. "Tehsil Map of Nadia". CD Block/ Tehsil. Maps of India. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
8. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Kushtia (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-224-5.
9. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kushtia" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
10. "Community Tables: Kushtia district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
11. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.