Delduar Upazila

Delduar Upazila (tangail district) area 184.54 sq km, located in between 24°05' and 24°14' north latitudes and in between 89°50' and 89°59' east longitudes. It is bounded by tangail sadar and basail upazilas on the north, nagarpur upazila on the south, mirzapur upazila on the east, Nagarpur and Tangail sadar upazilas on the west.

Population Total 207278; male 100638, female 106640; Muslim 183990, Hindu 23274, Buddhist 5, Christian 8 and others 1.

Water bodies Main rivers: dhaleshwari, Lauhajang and Elangjani. '

Administration Delduar Thana was formed in 1981 and it was turned into an upazila on 18 September 1983.'

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
-	8	124	167	14102	193176	1123	51.0	51.6

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
10.26	3	14102	1374	51.0

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Atia 11	5703	15307	15121	51.8
Elasin 47	6157	13310	14587	59.8
Dubail 41	4820	11684	12955	54.4
Deoli35	4183	7937	8781	50.2
Delduar 23	5957	14768	16174	52.0
Pathrail 71	4689	16241	15562	50.5
Fazilhati 59	4778	9987	10905	48.3
Lauhati 65	6311	11404	12555	43.4

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage and relics atiya mosque (1606).

War of Liberation Freedom fighters had a fight against Pak army at Shatiapara-Goran area on 3 April 1971. They also carried out operation at various other places of the upazila and notable among them were the encounters at Oikhola, Mangalhore, Gaziabari-Gomzani, Atia, Hingnar and Elashin.

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

Religious institutions Mosque 250, temple 40, tomb 1.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 51.6%; male 55.0%, female 48.4%. Noted educational institutions: Sayed Mahabbad Ali Degree College (1985), Sayed Abdul Jabber Government High School (1920), Belayet' Hossen Multilateral High School (1992), Dr. F.R Khan Pilot Institute (1960), Burhanul Ulum Ahmadia Yeachhinia Madrasa (1974).

Cultural organisations Club 40, cinema hall 2, literary society 1, playground 30.

Tourist spots Delduar Zamindar Bari, Hinganagar Rajbari.

Main sources of income Agriculture 47.91%, non-agricultural labourer 2.49%, industry 2.20%, commerce 13.16%, transport and communication 3.17%, service 8.43%, construction 0.99%, religious service 0.22%, rent and remittance 3.49% and others 17.94%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 60.13%, landless 39.87%; agricultural landowner: urban 51.98% and rural 60.76%.

Main crops Paddy, jute, mustard, sugarcane, potato, wheat.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Pulse, sweet potato, sesame.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, litchi, papaya.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 22, dairy 60, poultry 285.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 64.78 km, Semi-pucca 2.56 km, mud road 291.42 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage, Dhuli.

Cottage industries Potteries, bamboo work, cane work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Hats and bazars are 55, fairs 6, most noted of which are Delduar, Lauhati, Ruposir, Nallapara and Elasin hats.

Main exports Bamboo crafts, jute, sugarcane molasses, potato.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 58.4% of the dwellings have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 96.7%, tap 0.5% and others 2.8%.

Sanitation 75.9% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 21.0% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 3.1% of households do not have latrine facilities.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, union health and family welfare centre 5, family planning centre 8, satellite clinic 2, clinic 1.

Natural Disasters Many people died of starvation during the famine of 1943. Besides, the flood of 1988 caused loss of life and heavy damages to settlements, livestock and properties of the upazila.

NGO activities brac, proshika, SIDO. [Tapan Kumar De]

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