Dighinala Upazila: Difference between revisions

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Dighinala Upazila (khagrachhari district) area 694.11 sq km, located in between 23°04' and 23°44' north latitudes and in between 91°56' and 92°11' east longitudes. It is bounded by tripura state of India on the north, langadu upazila on the south, baghaichhari upazila on the east, panchhari and khagrachhari sadar upazilas and Tripura state on the west. Golamoon, Karmi Mura, Lutiban, Kuradia hills are notable.

Population Total 103392; male 53054, female 50338; Muslim 34641, Hindu 9650, Buddhist 58679, Christian 416 and others 6. Indigenous communities such as chakma, santal, tripura, marma belong to this upazila.

Water bodies Main river: Maini.

Administration Dighinala Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
-	5	22	245	15610	87782	149	62.4	43.2

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km	Literacy rate (%)
10.36	1	15610	1507	62.4

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Male	Female	Literacy rate (%)
Kabakhali 63	11520	8048	7573	49.2
Dighinala 47	10880	6660	6533	46.2
Babuchhara 15	53120	7311	6795	40.1
Boalkhali 31	7680	10620	9863	56.6
Merung 79	56320	20415	19574	41.5

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

War of Liberation There had been no direct encounter with the Pak army in the upazila during the War of Liberation. However, the freedom fighters fought against the razakars, mujahids, mizos and Pakistani soldiers at the beginning of December, 1971 and forced them to flee from the area.

For details: see দীঘিনালা উপজেলা, বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৪।

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 46.2%; male 52.9%, female 39.1%. Educational institutions: Dighinala Government College, Dighinala Government High School, Dighinala Model Girls' School, Hashinpur High School, Anath Ashram Abashik High School, Babuchhara High School, Udal Bagan High School, Rasik Nagar Dakhil Madrasa.

Main sources of income Agriculture 65.53%, non-agricultural labourer 8.51%, commerce 9.70%, service 5.01%, construction 0.42%, religious service 0.20%, rent and remittance 0.10% and others 10.53%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 46.96%, landless 53.04%; agricultural landowner: urban 25.85% and rural 50.57%.

Main crops Paddy, ginger, garlic, mustard, nut, sesame, potato, vegetables.

Main fruits Banana, jackfruit.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Poultry 6.

Communication facilities Pucca road 108 km, semi-pucca road 109 km, mud road 280 km; waterway 5 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Rice mill, saw mill.

Cottage industries Goldsmith, weaving, wood work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Dighinala, Babuchhara and Kalyanpur bazars are notable.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 31.1% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 65.9%, tap 0.5% and others 33.6%.

Sanitation 33.6% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 61.2% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 5.2% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1. [Atikur Rahman]

References Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Dighinala Upazila 2007.

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-'''Dighinala Upazila''' ([[Khagrachhari District|khagrachhari district]])  area 694.12 sq km, located in between 23°04' and 23°44' north latitudes and in between 91°56' and 92°11' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Tripura|tripura]] state of India on the north, [[Langadu Upazila|langadu]] upazila on the south, [[Baghaichhari Upazila|baghaichhari]] upazila on the east, [[Panchhari Upazila|panchhari]] and [[Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila|khagrachhari sadar]] upazilas and Tripura state on the west. Golamoon, Karmi Mura, Lutiban, Kuradia hills are notable.
+'''Dighinala Upazila''' ([[Khagrachhari District|khagrachhari district]])  area 694.11 sq km, located in between 23°04' and 23°44' north latitudes and in between 91°56' and 92°11' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Tripura|tripura]] state of India on the north, [[Langadu Upazila|langadu]] upazila on the south, [[Baghaichhari Upazila|baghaichhari]] upazila on the east, [[Panchhari Upazila|panchhari]] and [[Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila|khagrachhari sadar]] upazilas and Tripura state on the west. Golamoon, Karmi Mura, Lutiban, Kuradia hills are notable.
-''Population'' Total 92743; male 48597, female 44146; Muslim 29423, Hindu 8509, Buddhist 1004, Christian 53777 and others 30. Indigenous communities such as [[Chakmas, The|chakma]], [[Santals, The|santal]], [[Tripuris, The|tripura]], [[Marma, The|marma]] belong to this upazila.
+''Population'' Total 103392; male 53054, female 50338; Muslim 34641, Hindu 9650, Buddhist 58679, Christian 416 and others 6. Indigenous communities such as [[Chakmas, The|chakma]], [[Santals, The|santal]], [[Tripuris, The|tripura]], [[Marma, The|marma]] belong to this upazila.
 ''Water bodies'' Main river: Maini.
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+''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
+[[Image:DighinalaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
+''War of Liberation''  There had been no direct encounter with the Pak army in the upazila during the War of Liberation. However, the freedom fighters fought against the razakars, mujahids, mizos and Pakistani soldiers at the beginning of December, 1971 and forced them to flee from the area.
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+For details: see দীঘিনালা উপজেলা, ''বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ'' (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৪।
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+''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 46.2%; male 52.9%, female 39.1%. Educational institutions: Dighinala Government College, Dighinala Government High School, Dighinala Model Girls' School, Hashinpur High School, Anath Ashram Abashik High School, Babuchhara High School, Udal Bagan High School, Rasik Nagar Dakhil Madrasa.
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-''Source''  Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
-[[Image:DighinalaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
-''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 47.5%; male 56.1%, female 38%. Educational institutions: Dighinala Government College, Dighinala Government High School, Dighinala Model Girls' School, Hashinpur High School, Anath Ashram Abashik High School, Babuchhara High School, Udal Bagan High School, Rasik Nagar Dakhil Madrasa.
 ''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 65.53%, non-agricultural labourer 8.51%, commerce 9.70%, service 5.01%, construction 0.42%, religious service 0.20%, rent and remittance 0.10% and others 10.53%.
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 ''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Poultry 6.
-''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 91 km, semi-pucca road 34 km, mud road 280 km.
+''Communication facilities''  Pucca road 108 km, semi-pucca road 109 km, mud road 280 km; waterway 5 km.
 ''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Bullock cart.
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 ''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Dighinala, Babuchhara and Kalyanpur bazars are notable.
-''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 12.01% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
+''Access to electricity''  All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 31.1% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.
-''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 53.45%, tap 0.34%, pond 1.93% and others 44.28%.
+''Sources of drinking water''  Tube-well 65.9%, tap 0.5% and others 33.6%.
-''Sanitation'' 14.38% (rural 9.32% and urban 43.98%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 73.71% (rural 77.87% and urban 49.35%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 11.91% of households do not have latrine facilities.
+''Sanitation''  33.6% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 61.2% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 5.2% of households do not have latrine facilities.
 ''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1.  [Atikur Rahman]
-''References'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Dighinala Upazila 2007.
+''References'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Dighinala Upazila 2007.
 [[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]