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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Dighinala Upazila''' ([[Khagrachhari District|khagrachhari district]]) area 694.12 sq km, located in between 23°04' and 23°44' north latitudes and in between 91°56' and 92°11' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Tripura|tripura]] state of India on the north, [[Langadu Upazila|langadu]] upazila on the south, [[Baghaichhari Upazila|baghaichhari]] upazila on the east, [[Panchhari Upazila|panchhari]] and [[Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila|khagrachhari sadar]] upazilas and Tripura state on the west. Golamoon, Karmi Mura, Lutiban, Kuradia hills are notable.<br />
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''Population'' Total 92743; male 48597, female 44146; Muslim 29423, Hindu 8509, Buddhist 1004, Christian 53777 and others 30. Indigenous communities such as [[Chakmas, The|chakma]], [[Santals, The|santal]], [[Tripuris, The|tripura]], [[Marma, The|marma]] belong to this upazila.<br />
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''Water bodies'' Main river: Maini.<br />
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''Administration'' Dighinala Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.<br />
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{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="10" | Upazila<br />
|-<br />
| 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 (%)<br />
|- <br />
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
-<br />
|<br />
5<br />
|<br />
22<br />
|<br />
235<br />
|<br />
13117<br />
|<br />
79626<br />
|<br />
134<br />
|<br />
62.1<br />
|<br />
45.0<br />
|}<br />
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
Area<br><br />
(sq km)<br />
|<br />
Mouza<br />
|<br />
Population<br />
|<br />
Density<br><br />
(per sq km<br />
<br />
|<br />
Literacy rate<br><br />
(%)<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
10.36<br />
|<br />
1<br />
|<br />
13117<br />
|<br />
1266<br />
|<br />
62.07<br />
|}<br />
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"<br />
| colspan="5" | Union<br />
|- <br />
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)<br />
|-<br />
| Male || Female<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
Kabakhali 63<br />
<br />
|<br />
11520<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
7384<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
6618<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
47.83<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
Dighinala 47<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
10880<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
6838<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
6334<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
47.26<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
Babuchhara 15<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
53120<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
7098<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
6199<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
39.48<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
Boalkhali 31<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
7680<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
9401<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
8090<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
57.11<br />
<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
Merung 79<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
56320<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
17876<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
16905<br />
<br />
<br />
|<br />
45.53<br />
|}<br />
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.<br />
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[[Image:DighinalaUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]<br />
''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 47.5%; male 56.1%, female 38%. Educational institutions: Dighinala Government College, Dighinala Government High School, Dighinala Model Girls' School, Hashinpur High School, Anath Ashram Abashik High School, Babuchhara High School, Udal Bagan High School, Rasik Nagar Dakhil Madrasa.<br />
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''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 65.53%, non-agricultural labourer 8.51%, commerce 9.70%, service 5.01%, construction 0.42%, religious service 0.20%, rent and remittance 0.10% and others 10.53%.<br />
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''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 46.96%, landless 53.04%; agricultural landowner: urban 25.85% and rural 50.57%.<br />
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''Main crops'' Paddy, ginger, garlic, mustard, nut, sesame, potato, vegetables.<br />
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''Main fruits'' Banana, jackfruit.<br />
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''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Poultry 6.<br />
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''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 91 km, semi-pucca road 34 km, mud road 280 km.<br />
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''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Bullock cart.<br />
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''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, saw mill.<br />
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''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, weaving, wood work.<br />
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''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Dighinala, Babuchhara and Kalyanpur bazars are notable.<br />
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''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 12.01% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.<br />
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''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 53.45%, tap 0.34%, pond 1.93% and others 44.28%.<br />
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''Sanitation'' 14.38% (rural 9.32% and urban 43.98%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 73.71% (rural 77.87% and urban 49.35%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 11.91% of households do not have latrine facilities.<br />
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''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1. [Atikur Rahman]<br />
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''References'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Dighinala Upazila 2007.<br />
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[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]<br />
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[[Category:Local Government]]<br />
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[[bn:দীঘিনালা উপজেলা]]</div>
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