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'''Dumki Upazila''' ([[Patuakhali District|patuakhali district]]) area of 92.46 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|bakerganj]] upazila on the north, [[Patuakhali Sadar Upazila|patuakhali sadar]] and Bauphal upazilas on the south, [[Bauphal Upazila|bauphal]] upazila on the east, [[Mirzaganj Upazila|mirzaganj]] upazila on west.

''Population'' 70705; male 35209, female 35496; Muslim 64634, Hindu 5996, Buddhist 51 and others 24.

''Main rivers'' Lohalia, Rajaganj and Burishwar.

''Administration'' Dumki Upazila was established in 2000.
{| 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
|-
|
-
|
4
|
21
|
24
|
10640
|
60065
|
765
|
78.6
|
63.8
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area (sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
8.57
|
2
|
10640
|
1242
|
78.59
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="6" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (Acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Angaria 4
|
4037
|
5607
|
6333
|
65.38
|-
|
Pangashia 88
|
4921
|
6480
|
6752
|
62.57
|-
|
Muradia 81
|
6863
|
7714
|
8072
|
66.92
|-
|
Lebukhali 47
|
7215
|
15408
|
14339
|
67.34
|}
''Source '' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:DumkiUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''Religious institutions'' Mosque 197, temple 38.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 66%; male 70.2%, female 62%. 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 7.30 km, mud road 298 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 22.66% (urban 38.55% and rural 20.27%) of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 92.16%, pond 4.62%, tap 0.08% and others 3.14%.

''Sanitation'' 21.27% (rural 23.16% and urban 8.74%) of the dwelling households use sanitary latrines and 63.41% (rural 61.75% and urban 74.39%) use non-sanitary latrines; 15.32% of the dwelling households do not have 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| asa]], [[BRAC|brac]]. [Tanvir Ahsan Tariq]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:দুমকি উপজেলা]]

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