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'''Matlab Dakshin Upazila''' ([[Chandpur District|chandpur district]]) area 131.69 sq km, located in between 23°15' and 23°26' north latitudes and in between 90°40' and 90°50' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Matlab Uttar Upazila|matlab uttar]] and [[Daudkandi Upazila|daudkandi]] upazilas of [[Comilla District|comilla]] district on the north, [[Chandpur Sadar Upazila|chandpur sadar]] and [[Hajiganj Upazila|hajiganj]] upazilas on the south, [[Kachua Upazila (Chandpur District)|kachua]] upazila (Chandpur district) on the east and Matlab Uttar on the west.

''Population'' Total 207611; male 102216, female 105395; Muslim 186506, Hindu 20660, Buddhist 68 and others 377.

''Water bodies'' Main river: Dhonagoda.

''Administration'' Matlab Thana, now an upazila, was formed in 1918. On 30 April 2000 Matlab upazila was divided into two such as Matlad Uttar and Matlab Dakshin upazilas.

{| class="table table-hover table-bordered"
|-
| 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
|-
|
1

|
6

|
97

|
99

|
55710

|
151901
|
1576
|
54.6
|
37.7
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area
(sq km)

|
Ward

|
Mahalla

|
Population

|
Density (per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
30.92

|
9

|
31

|
55710

|
1802

|
54.61

|}

{| 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
|-
|
Uttar
Upadi 60

|
4062

|
10901

|
12285

|
47.22

|-
|
Dakshi
Upadi 86

|
3715

|
12104

|
13388

|
51.63

|-
|
Khadergaon
34

|
3455

|
9068

|
10023

|
13.23

|-
|
Uttar
Nayergaon 56

|
3234

|
10457

|
10274

|
53.65

|-
|
Dakshin
Nayergaon 82

|
4047

|
12693

|
12659

|
51.04

|-
|
Narayanpur
43

|
5801

|
18938
|
19111
|
16.4
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:MatlabDakshinUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Neel Kuthi at Munsifdi and Baraduara at Kashimpur.

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Sculpture 1.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 265, temple 36. Noted religious institutions: Matlab Bazar Mosque, Narayanpur Bazar Mosque, Dhanarpar Mosque, Upadi Buddhist Math.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 42.4%; male 45.5%, female 39.4%. Educational institutions: college 4, secondary school 28, primary school 88, madrasa 16. Noted educational institutions: Matlab Degree College (1964), Boalia High School (1917), Matlabganj JB Pilot High School, Aushinpur High School, Boaliapur Girls' High School, Narayanpur High School, Hazrat Shah Jalal High School, Payali KBM High School, Munshir Hat High School, Kachiara Girls' High School, Naogaon High School, Kashimpur Purana High School, Kalikapur High School, Lamchari High School, Bahari High School, Matlab Ideal School.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, theatre group 3, cinema hall 2, club 165.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 48.07%, non-agricultural labourer 2.02%, industry 0.84%, commerce 15.85%, transport and communication 2.19%, service 11.23%, construction 1.91%, religious service 0.32%, rent and remittance 3.78%' and others 13.79%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 67.86%, landless 32.14%; agricultural landowner: urban 53.28% and rural 73.65%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, jute, sugarcane, mustard seeds and linseed.

''Exrinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame.

''Main fruits'' Mango, blackberry, jackfruit, guava, coconut, papaya, jamrul, amra and kamranga.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 1940, dairy 11, poultry 16.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road km, semi-pucca road 10, mud road 582; waterway 16 nautical miles.

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

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, etc.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 18, most noted of which are Narayanpur Hat, Nayergaon Hat, Munshir Hat, Matlabganj Bazar, Master Bazar and Arong Bazar.

''Main exports'' Potato, jute, fish.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 29.42% (urban 42.19% and rural 24.35%) of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 91.47%, tap 0.81%, pond 3.19% and others 4.53%.

''Sanitation'' 52.88% (urban 56.29% and rural 51.52%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 38% (urban 35.35% and rural 39.05%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 9.12% (urban 8.36% and rural 9.42%) of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, upazila health complex 1, clinic 7.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]], [[Proshika|proshika]]. [Masum Patwari]

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

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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