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'''Debiganj Upazila''' ([[Panchagarh District|panchagarh district]]) area 309.04 sq km, located in between 26°00' and 26°19' north latitudes and in between 88°39' and 88°49' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Boda Upazila|boda]] and [[Panchagarh Sadar Upazila|panchagarh]] [[Panchagarh Sadar Upazila|sadar]] upazilas on the north, [[Birganj Upazila|birganj]], [[Khansama Upazila|khansama]] and [[Nilphamari Sadar Upazila|nilphamari sadar]] upazilas on the south, domar upazila and [[West Bengal|west bengal]] state of India on the east, [[Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila|thakurgaon sadar]] and Boda upazilas on the west. There are a number of Indian enclaves in the upazila, most noted of which are Behula Danga, Balapara, Court Bhajni and Dahala Khagrabari.

''Population'' Total 185960; male 94581, female 91379; Muslim 135641, Hindu 49693, Buddhist 274 and others 352. Indigenous communities such as [[Santals, The|santal]], [[Oraon, The|oraon]] and [[Rajbangshi, The|rajbangshi]] belong to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Karatoya River|karatoya]], [[Atrai River|atrai]], Patharia; Sundar Dighi is notable.

''Administration'' Debiganj Thana was formed in 1928 and it was turned into an upazila on 28 March 1983.'

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
-
|
10
|
108
|
100

|
11634

|
174326
|
602
|
52.4
|
40.3
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
8.76
|
2
|
11634
|
1328
|
52.4
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="9" | colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Chilahati 19

|
12091

|
11250

|
10986

|
40.27

|-
|
Chengti Hazradanga 9

|
6311

|
8056

|
7804

|
43.21

|-
|
Tepriganj 95

|
9991

|
10462

|
9996

|
39.29

|-
|
Dandapal 28

|
6665

|
8653

|
8479

|
48.70

|-
|
Debiganj 47

|
6062

|
11471

|
11060

|
44.78

|-
|
Debidoba 38

|
7934

|
9155

|
8844

|
38.54

|-
|
Pamuli 57

|
5280

|
6998

|
6696

|
41.37

|-
|
Saldanga 66

|
6964

|
7836

|
7543

|
42.02

|-
|
Sundar Dighi 85

|
5648

|
8646

|
8423

|
39.87

|-
|
Sonahar Mallikadaha 76

|
9415

|
12054

|
11548

|
34.63
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Revenue office building and residential house of the raja of Kuch Bihar; Jagabandhu Temple, Saldanga Temple.

''History of the War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] in 1971 a number of guerrilla operation were held in this upazila. In the month of November, the Pak army brutally killed 18 innocent persons at Diagari. Debiganj was liberated on 8 December 1971.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 343, temple 26, church 1. Noted religious institutions: Saheb Bari Mosque, Bhailaganj Mosque, Jagabandhu Temple.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 41.1%; male 47.7%, female 34.3%. Noted educational institutions: Debiganj Degree College (1972), Nripendra Narayan Government High School (1906), Sukatu Pradhan High School (1943), Saldanga Bilateral High School (1964), Sonahar High School (1964), Tepriganj Bilateral High School (1965), Pamuli Bilateral' High School (1966), Bagdaha High School (1967), Debiganj Aldini Girls' High School (1970), Pirafata Primary School (1904), Binoypur Primary School (1905), Bhajani Dakhil Madrasa (1982).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Quarterly: Chhayapath and Purnnabha.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 32, library 1, cinema hall 3, playground 50, women's organisation 1.

''Tourist spots'' China Bangladesh Friendship Bridge, Chandrima Uddayan, Burujer Danga.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 77.69%, non-agricultural labourer 3.15%, commerce 9%, transport and communication 2.87%, service 3.01%, construction 0.54%, religious service 0.22%, rent and remittance 0.07% and others 3.45%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 60.49%, landless 39.51%; agricultural landowner: urban 42.16% and rural 61.60%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, wheat, potato, onion, turmeric, ginger, garlic, peanut.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Savory, millet, aus paddy, kaun.

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

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' This upazila has a number of fisheries, dairies and poultries.'

''Communication facilities'' Roads: pucca 59 km, semi-pucca 5 km, mud road 500 km.

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

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith 8, blacksmith 40, potteries 11, weaving 40, embroidery 60, wood work 30.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 40, fair 1, most noted of which are Debiganj, Kaliganj, Bhawlaganj, Saldanga, Dhulajhari, Fulbari, Sona, Lakshmi and Mallikadaha Club's hats.

''Main exports'' Potato, peanut, pebble stone, silicon sand.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 6.10% dwellings have access to electricity.

''Natural resources'' Pebble stone, silicon sand.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 84.73%, pond 0.31%, tap 0.19% and others 14.77%.

''Sanitation'' 13.60% (rural 11.53% and urban 47.80%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 32.88% (rural 33.43% and urban 23.75%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 53.52% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, satellite clinic 4, clinic 10, family planning centre 8.

''Natural Disasters'' Many people died of starvation during the famine of 1943. The flood of 1968 caused heavy damages to settlements, livestock and properties of the upazila.

''NGO activities'' [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], CARE,[[Proshika| proshika]]. [Md Ahsan Habib]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Debiganj Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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