Dumki Upazila

Dumki Upazila (patuakhali district) area of 92.41 sq km, located in between 22°23' and 22°30' north latitudes and in between 90°17' and 90°27' east longitudes. It is bounded by bakerganj upazila on the north, patuakhali sadar and Bauphal upazilas on the south, bauphal upazila on the east, mirzaganj upazila on west.

Population 70655; male 33802, female 36853; Muslim 64734 Hindu 5882, Buddhist 6, Christian 29 and others 4.

Main rivers Lohalia, Rajaganj and Burishwar.

Administration Dumki Upazila was established in 2000.

Upazila
Municipality	Union	Mouza	Village	Population		Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
				Urban	Rural		Urban	Rural
-	5	21	24	12200	58455	765	75.4	64.5

Upazila Town
Area (sq km)	Mouza	Population	Density (per sq km)	Literacy rate (%)
8.57	2	12200	1224	75.4

Union
Name of union and GO code	Area (Acre)	Population		Literacy rate (%)
		Male	Female
Angaria 19	4044	6083	6870	71.8
Pangashia 88	4738	5891	6541	55.6
Muradia 81	6840	7138	8024	64.6
Lebukhali 47	7215	5756	6125	61.3
Sreerampur 93	838	8934	9293	74.8

Source  Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

War of Liberation Freedom fighters of the upazila had one encounter with razakars in the upazila during the War of Liberation. Two freedom fighters – Abdus Salam and Abdur Rahman were martyred in the encounter and two roads were named after them.

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

Religious institutions Mosque 197, temple 38.

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 66.4%; male 68.9%, female 64.2%. Educational institutions: university 1, college 5, secondary school 22, primary school 56, madrasa 22. Noted educational institutions: Patuakhali University of Science and Technology (2001), Janata College (1985), Nasima Keramat Ali Girls' College (1998), Muradia Secondary School (1928), Dumki Afsunnesa Khatun Secondary School (1966), Lebukhali Habibullah Secondary School (1968), Angaria Secondary School (1977), Pangashia Nesaria Aliya Madrasa (1919).

Main sources of income Agriculture 43.10%, non-agricultural labourer 4.66%, industry 0.92%, commerce 14.62%, transport and communication 3.01%, service 18.17%, construction 3.20%, religious service 0.30%, rent and remittance 0.62% and others 11.40%.

Main crops Rice, potato, pulse, chilli.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Kaun.

Main fruits Banana, jackfruit, watermelon, papaya.

Hats, bazars and fairs 50.

Communication facilities Pucca road 44 km, semi-pucca road 33 km, mud road 453 km.

Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Palanquin.

Cottage industries Bamboo and cane work, weaving.

Access to electricity All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 42.5% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

Sources of drinking water Tube-well 95.3%, tap 0.3% and others 4.4%.

Sanitation 72.0% of the dwelling households use sanitary latrines and 27.1% use non-sanitary latrines; 0.9% of the dwelling households do not have any latrine facilities.

Natural disasters The devastating cyclone of 1584, 1822, 1960, 1961 and the flood of 1970 caused huge loss of lives and properties.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are asa, brac. [Tanvir Ahsan Tariq]

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