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'''Dumuria Upazila''' ([[Khulna District|khulna district]]) area 454.23 sq km, located in between 22°39' and 22°56' north latitudes and in between 89°15' and 89°32' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Manirampur Upazila|manirampur]], [[Abhaynagar Upazila|abhaynagar]] and [[Phultala Upazila|phultala]] upazilas on the north, [[Batiaghata Upazila|batiaghata]] and [[Paikgachha Upazila|paikgachha]] upazilas on the south, [[Khan Jahan Ali|khan jahan ali]], [[Khalishpur Thana|khalishpur]] and [[Sonadanga Thana|sonadanga]] thanas and Batiaghata upazila on the east, [[Tala Upazila|tala]] and [[Keshabpur Upazila|keshabpur]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 279862; male 144334, female 135528; Muslim 164126, Hindu 115245, Buddhist 264 and others 225.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Shibsa and Singrail; [[Beel Dakatia|beel dakatia]] is notable.

''Administration'' Dumuria Thana was formed on 25 March, 1918 and it was turned into an upazila in 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

|-
|
-

|
14

|
203

|
237

|
16924

|
262938

|
616

|
49.05

|
48.64

|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)

|-
|
6.93

|
4

|
16924

|
2442

|
49.05

|}

{| 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
|-
|
Atlia 06

|
10219

|
15155

|
13841

|
48.70

|-
|
Kharnia 40

|
5160

|
9615

|
8858

|
46.41

|-
|
Gutudia 33

|
14118

|
11351

|
10477

|
48.92

|-
|
Dumuria 27

|
4625

|
12942

|
11763

|
49.73

|-
|
Dhamalia 20

|
5754

|
10499

|
10037

|
45.82

|-
|
Bhandar Para 13

|
8726

|
8083

|
7817

|
50.14

|-
|
Magurkhali 47

|
9909

|
8026

|
7294

|
55.20

|-
|
Maguraghona 54

|
4891

|
10861

|
10193

|
41.07

|-
|
Rangpur 67

|
8960

|
8149

|
7770

|
48.50

|-
|
Raghunathpur 61

|
8764

|
11875

|
11453

|
54.10

|-
|
Rudaghara 74

|
7100

|
11079

|
10388

|
49.14

|-
|
Sarappur 88

|
5714

|
8014

|
7682

|
49.99

|-
|
Sobhana 94

|
10972

|
9904

|
9465

|
51.12

|-
|
Sahas 81

|
6173

|
8781

|
8490

|
42.34

|}

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

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''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Chechuri Neel Kuthi, Chuknagar Neel Kuthi, Dakbangalow at Madhugram.

''Historical events'' [[Tebhaga Movement|tebhaga movement]] was organised in 1948 at villages Shovana, Dhanibunia, Kanaidanga, Orabunia and Bakultala. During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]], the Pakistan army raided the village Kalitalapara in April 1971 and many Bangalis including Profullo Kumar Biswas, Indubhushan, Lalchand, Amullya, Mahendra, Raicharan, Nihar and Ratan were killed. Fourteen members of the allied forces were killed in a direct encounter with the Pak army at Shalua Bazar. In the early months of the War of Liberation, Chuknagar formed a transit point for Bangali refugees, fleeing to India in the face of atrocities ofthe Pakistan army. On 20 May 1971, the Pakistan army killed thousands of refugees assembled at the village. Every year the day is mourned as the Chuknagar Mass Killing Day.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 237, temple 132, church 4. Noted religious institutions: Arashnagar Mosque, Dumuria Kali Mandir, Delbhita Durga Mandir, Taltala Math, Prahlad Ashrama.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 48.66%; male 55.04%, female 41.91%. Educational institutions: college 8, secondary school 50, primary school 199, madrasa 28. Noted educational institutions: Shahpur Madhugram College (1969), Anukul Chandra Sanskrit College (1976), Dumuria College (1983), Raghunathpur Secondary School (1880), Madhugram Senior Madrasa (1928).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Purushottamduti, Padatik, Sabuj Patra (1965), Sangbartak (1971), Shatabdir Dak (1972),

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 65.43%, non-agricultural labourer 3.08%, commerce 14.05%, transport and communication 5.51%, service 5.54%, construction 0.88%, religious service 0.16%, rent and remittance 0.10% and others 5.25%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 69.36%, landless 30.64%. Agricultural landowner: urban 42.14% and rural 71%.'

''Main crops'' Paddy, jute, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, coconut, betel nut.

''Fisheries, dairies, poultries'' Hatchery 5, fishery 15100, poultry 255, dairy 89.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, flour mill, oil mill, pulse mill, ice factory, bidi factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, weaving, potteries, blacksmith, bamboo work, wood work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Dumuria, Shahpur, Chuknagar, Kharnia, Atharomile and Madartala Hats;' Baishakhi, Chaitra Samkranti' and Balaisadur Melas are notable.

''Main exports'' Paddy, rice, betel nut, molasses, prawn, mango, jackfruit, vegetables.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 21.98% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 97.19%, pond 0.69%, tap 1.20% and others 0.92%.

''Sanitation'' 50.61% (urban 31.69% and rural 51.75%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 35.54% (urban 58.40% and rural 34.16%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 13.86% of households do not have latrine facilities

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex, hospital, clinic, health and family welfare centre.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], Prodipan, [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]], [[Nijera Kari|NIJERA KARI]], [[Caritas|caritas]], CSS, CARE, Progoti. [Sandipak Mallik]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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