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'''Delduar Upazila''' ([[Tangail District|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 Upazila|tangail sadar]] and [[Basail Upazila|basail]] upazilas on the north, [[Nagarpur Upazila|nagarpur]] upazila on the south, [[Mirzapur Upazila|mirzapur]] upazila on the east, Nagarpur and Tangail sadar upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 188449; male 94502, female 93947; Muslim 166677, Hindu 21753, Buddhist 13 and others 6.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Dhaleshwari River|dhaleshwari]], Lauhajang and Elangjani. '

''Administration'' Delduar Thana was formed in 1981 and it was turned into an upazila on 18 September 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
|-
|
-
|
8
|
129
|
166
|
13343
|
175106
|
1021
|
41.7
|
43.1
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
10.08
|
3
|
13343
|
1324
|
41.7
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Atia 11
|
6163
|
13770
|
13665
|
43.06
|-
|
Elasin 47
|
5708
|
12857
|
13097
|
43.34
|-
|
Dubail 41
|
4820
|
12050
|
11358
|
51.20
|-
|
Deoli35
|
5138
|
8006
|
8095
|
38.30
|-
|
Delduar 23
|
6522
|
14380
|
14650
|
43.49
|-
|
Pathrail 71
|
4682
|
13965
|
13392
|
42.60
|-
|
Fazilhati 59
|
4778
|
9330
|
8982
|
37.57
|-
|
Lauhati 65
|
7480
|
10144
|
10708
|
41.05
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:DelduarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' [[Atiya Mosque|atiya mosque]] (1606).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 250, temple 40, tomb 1.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 43%; male 47.9%, female 38%. 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 65 km, mud road 244 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 39.35% of the dwellings have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.08%, pond 0.23%, tap 0.52% and others 6.17%.

''Sanitation'' 35.95% (rural 35.75% and urban 38.63%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 58.18% (rural 58.45% and urban 54.71%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 5.87% 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|brac]], [[Proshika|proshika]], SIDO. [Tapan Kumar De]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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