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'''Tazumuddin Upazila''' ([[Bhola District|bhola district]]) area of 512.91 sq km, located in between 22°21' and 22°34' north latitudes and in between 90°47' and 91°01' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Daulatkhan Upazila|daulatkhan]] upazila on the north, [[Lalmohan Upazila|lalmohan]], [[Manpura Upazila|manpura]] upazilas and [[Meghna River|meghna]] river on the south, [[Hatiya Upazila|hatiya]] and [[Ramgati Upazila|ramgati]] upazilas and Meghna river on the east, [[Burhanuddin Upazila|burhanuddin]] upazila on the west.

''Population'' Total 126940; male 65139, female 61801; Muslim 118934, Hindu 8000, Buddhist 1, Christian 4 and others 1.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Shabajpur Channel, Meghna, Betua. Shabajpur Channel covers the half of total area of the upazila.

''Administration'' Tazumuddin Thana was formed on 28 August 1928 and it was turned into an upazila on 14 March 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
|-
| - || 5 || 36 || 75 || 20941 || 105999 || 247 || 44.2 || 42.7
|}

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="6" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area (sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
| 20.39 || 3 || 20941 || 1027 || 44.2
|}
{| 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
|-
| Chanchra 38 || 11088 || 6376 || 6077 || 35.4
|-
| Chandpur 57 || 9167 || 22055 || 20752 || 41.8
|-
| Bara Malancha 19 || 10715 || 4045 || 3798 || 37.7
|-
| Shambhupur 85 || 8868 || 17441 || 17339 || 44.6
|-
| Sonapur 76 || 20079 || 15222 || 13835 || 47.3
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2011,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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''War of Liberation'' In 1971 the Pak army conducted mass killing, plundering and set many houses on fire. 7 freedom fighters were killed in the upazila in different encounters with the Pak army.

For details: see তজুমদ্দিন উপজেলা, ''বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ'' (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৪।

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 156, temple 30, tomb 4, math 5.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 42.9%; male 44.6%, female 41.1%. Educational institutions: college 1, secondary school 7, primary school 104, kindergarten 2, madrasa 77. Noted educational institutions: Tazumuddin Degree College (1989), Chandpur Government High School (1952), Fazilatunnessa Girls' High School (1972), Shambhupur High School, Chandpur Model Government Primary School (1943), Debipur Madrasa (1910).

''Cultural organisations'' Library 1, club 10, cinema hall 2, playground 7, orphanage 1, cyclone shelter centre 1, co-operative society 301, women's organisation 62.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 74.15%, non-agricultural labourer 3.97%, industry 0.21%, commerce 9.06%, transport and communication 1.66%, service 4.03%, construction 0.57%, religious service 0.36%, rent and remittance 0.22% and others 5.77%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 58.43%, landless 41.57%; agricultural landowner: urban 58.83% and rural 58.36%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, wheat, potato, pulse, mustard, sugarcane, ground nut.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Local varieties of paddy, vegetables.

''Main fruits'' Mango, jackfruit, litchi, banana, papaya, olive, coconut, shaddock, betel nut.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 7, dairy 21, poultry 41.

''Communication facilities'' Roads: pucca 76.91 km, semi-pucca 9.03 km, mud road 158.97 km; waterway 41 km.

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

''Noted manufactories'' Flour mill, rice mill, saw mill, ice factory.

''Cottage industries'' Jute work, bamboo work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Shashiganj Hat, Khasher Hat (North), Khasher Hat (South), Yasinganj Hat, Choto Daury Hat, Bhuban Thakur Mela and' Shambhupur Mela are notable.

''Main exports'' Ground nut, coconut, betel nut, potato.

''Access to electricity'' All unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 14.0% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 96.7%, tap 0.2% and others 3.1%.

''Sanitation'' 71.8% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 25.2% of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 3.0% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, upazila health centre 1, union health and family planning centre 2, veterinary hospital 1.

''Natural disasters'' About twenty two thousand people were victims of the cyclone and tidal bore of 1970; they also caused heavy damages to properties of the upazila. Besides, the flood of 29 April 1991 caused loss of life and heavy damages to properties of this region.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]]. [Bidhu Bhushan Roy]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Tazumuddin Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:তজুমদ্দিন উপজেলা]]

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Nasirkhan at 20:20, 13 October 2023