Dhanbari Upazila

This article is about the Upazila. For the Union, see Dhanbari Union. For the Town, see Dhanbari.
Dhanbari
ধনবাড়ী
Upazila
Dhanbari Mosque
Dhanbari Mosque
Location of Dhanbari
Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictTangail
HeadquartersDhanbari
Area
 • Total
133.75 km2 (51.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
189,129
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1997[2]
Websitedhanbari.tangail.gov.bd

Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ী) is an Upazila under Tangail District in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It was established when former Madhupur Upazila was split into two Upazilas in 2006. The then prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia laid the foundation of this newly formed Dhanbari Upazila by the efforts of Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan, Member of the National Executive Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Demographics

Religions in Dhanbari Upazila (2022)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.37%
Hinduism
 
 2.62%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dhanbari Upazila had 45,948 households and a population of 176,068. 36,851 (20.93%) were under 10 years of age. Dhanbari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 36,125 (20.52%) lived in urban areas.[4][5]

Administration

Dhanbari Upazila is divided into Dhanbari Municipality and seven union parishads: Baniajan, Birtara, Bolibhadra, Dhopakhali, Jodunathpur, Musuddi, and Paiska. The union parishads are subdivided into 103 mauzas and 132 villages.

Dhanbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 25 mahallas.

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are seven colleges in the upazila: Asya Hasan Ali Mohila Degree College, Bhai Ghat Ideal College, Dhanbari College, Mushuddi Razia College, Norilla College, Panchpotol Degree College, and Ukhariabari College.[6]

According to Banglapedia, Govt. Dhanbari Nawab Institution, founded in 1910, Paiska High School (1960), and Pankata Islamia Secondary School (1943) are notable secondary schools.[7]

Notable people

See also

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. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Tangail (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-273-3.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  6. ^ "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ^ Sajida Begum (2012), "Dhanbari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh


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