Delduar Upazila

Delduar দেলদুয়ার
Upazila
Atia Mosque
Coordinates: 24°8.5′N 89°58′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Tangail
Government
• Upazila Chairman	Engineer Mahmudul Hasan Maroof
Area
• Total	184.54 km^2 (71.25 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	218,745
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1910[2]
Website	delduar.tangail.gov.bd

Delduar (Bengali: দেলদুয়ার) is an upazila of Tangail District[3] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Delduar is located at 24.1417°N 89.9667°E / 24.1417; 89.9667. It has 48,227 households and total area 184.54 km^2.

Demographics

Religions in Delduar Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			89.29%
Hinduism			10.70%
Other or not stated			0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Delduar Upazila had 48,227 households and a population of 207,278. 41,018 (19.79%) were under 10 years of age. Delduar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1060 females per 1000 males. 14,102 (6.80%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

Administration

Delduar Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Atia, Delduar, Deoli, Dubail, Elashin, Fazilhati, Lauhati, and Pathrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 123 mauzas and 162 villages.[5]

See also

• Atia Mosque
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 399. 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. Tapan Kumar De (2012), "Delduar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-273-3.
5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.