Daulatkhan Upazila

Daulatkhan Upazila (bhola district) area 316.99 sq km, located in between 22°32' and 22°48' north latitudes and in between 90°40' and 90°53' east longitudes. It is bounded by bhola sadar and lakshmipur sadar upazilas on the north, burhanuddin and tazumuddin upazilas on the south, ramgati upazila on the east and Bhola Sadar upazila on the west.

Population Total 168567; male 83369, female 85198 (Census 2011); Muslim 168823, Hindu 4401 and others 29 (Census 2001).

Water bodies Main river: meghna.

Administration 'Daulatkhan Thana was formed in 1872 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 August 1983.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
1	9	25	25	16728	151839	532	48.1	40.9

Municipality
Area (sq km)	Ward	Mahalla	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
2.49	9	9	16728	6718	48.1

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Uttar Joynagar 76	7354	12760	13835	52.6
Char Khalifa 19	4353	16341	16678	40.6
Char Pata 28	5641	12941	13261	39.8
Dakshin Joynagar 85	5073	9285	10472	43.6
Bhabanipur 16	2610	2970	2930	33.4
Madanpur 47	7807	2397	2273	12.5
Medua 57	2893	2609	2461	29.6
Saidpur 95	6467	14240	13945	38.7
Hajipur 38	223	1291	1150	23.6

Source Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Archaeological heritage Charpata Daira Jami Mosque (18th century).

War of Liberation During the war of liberation in 1971, the Pak army conducted heavy plundering, genocide and set many houses on fire in the upazila. The Pak army brutally killed Abdul Hamid, then the circle officer of Daulatkhan, and his wife in presence of their children. Freedom fighters of the upazila had encounters with Pak army at Daulatkhan Police Station, Ghuingar Hat and Banglabazra.

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

Religious institutions Mosque 311, temple 10.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 41.6%; male 41.7%, female 41.6%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 21, primary school 99, kindergarten 3, madrasa 28. Noted educational institutions: Daulatkhan Abu Abdullah College (1983), Halima Khatun Girls' School and College (1993), Daulatkhan Government High School (1916), Daulatkhan Govt. Girls' High School (1968), Hajipur Senior Madrasa (1912).

Newspapers and periodicals Monthly Shymali (defunct).

Cultural organisations Library 12, club 41, cinema hall 4, cultural society 4, theatre group 1, playground 50.

Main sources of income Agriculture 56.43%, non-agricultural labourer 4.91%, industry 0.67%, commerce 16.82%, transport and communication 3.33%, service 6.58%, construction 2.72%, religious service 0.31%, rent and remittance 0.60% and others 7.63%.

Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 44.77%, landless 55.23%; agricultural landowner: urban 21.35% and rural 49.57%.

Main crops Paddy, betel leaf, wheat, sweet potato, chilli, pulse, mustard, vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Sesame, linseed.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, banana, papaya, palm, coconut, betel nut, water-melon.

Fisheries, dairies and poultries Fishery 47, dairy 55, poultry 71.

Communication facilities Pucca road 136.79 km, mud road 201.4 km; waterway 130 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin, bullock cart.

Noted manufactories Ice factory, welding factory.

Cottage industries Weaving, goldsmith, potteries, blacksmith, wood work, bamboo work.

Hats, bazars and fairs Daulatkhan Hat, Khaer Hat, Bangla Bazar, Chaltatlir Hat, Miar Hat, Houladarer Hat, Kazir Hat are notable.

Main exports Fish, betel leaf, betel nut, coconut, vegetables.

Access to electricity All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 36.5% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 97.6%, tap 0.1% and others 2.3%.

Sanitation 62.5% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 32.5% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 5.0% of households do not have latrine facilities

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 1, union health and family welfare centre 9, community clinic 17.

NGO activities brac, asa, proshika, Swanirvar Bangladesh, HEED Bangladesh. [Syed Mujtaba Ahmed Khan]

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