Damudya Upazila
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Damudya
| native_name = ডামুড্যা
| settlement_type = Upazila
| image_skyline = Munshi Bari's Kachari Ghar, Damudda, Shariatpur..jpg
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| image_caption = Munshi Bari, Damudya
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_name1 = Dhaka
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Shariatpur
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| area_total_km2 = 90.54
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| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=399}}
| population_total = 123639
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = BST
| utc_offset = +6
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code = 06023{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}
| website = {{URL|http://damudya.shariatpur.gov.bd/}}{{in lang|bn}}
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Damudya ({{langx|bn|ডামুড্যা}}) is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Damudya Thana was established in 1975 and upgraded to an upazila in 1982.{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=AKM Matiur |year=2012 |chapter=Damudya Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Damudya_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}} It was named after its administrative center, the town of Damudya.
Geography
Demographics
{{Historical populations
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|1981 |91
|1991 |96
|2001 |117
|2011 |109
|2022 |124
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{{bar percent|Islam|green|97.60}}
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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Damudya Upazila had 24,193 households and a population of 109,003. 26,899 (24.68%) were under 10 years of age. Damudya had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.5%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1123 females per 1000 males. 21,251 (10.95%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Shariatpur |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Shariatpur.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Shariatpur district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/Shariatpur.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}
Administration
Damudya Upazila is divided into Damudya Municipality and seven union parishads: Darul Aman, Dhanokathi, Islampur, Koneshwar, Purbo Damudya, Shidul Kura, and Sidda. The union parishads are subdivided into 60 mauzas and 120 villages.
Damudya Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 11 mahallas.
Education
{{See also|Education in Bangladesh}}
Purba Madari Pur College is the only college in the upazila.
The Madrasa education system in the upazila includes Damudya Hamidia Kamil Madrasa.{{cite web |url=http://www.moedu.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=500&Itemid=400 |title=List of Institutions |author= |website=Ministry of Education |access-date=July 15, 2014}}
See also
References
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{{Shariatpur District}}
{{Upazilas of Dhaka Division}}