Domar (Bengali: ডোমার) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[4]
Domar
ডোমার | |
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 Shaheed Minar in Domar Government College | |
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| Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°50.2′E / 26.100°N 88.8367°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Nilphamari |
| Area | |
• Total | 216.36 km2 (83.54 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 282,630 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5340[2] |
| Area code | 0551[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Domar |
Geography
editDomar is located at 26°06′00″N 88°50′10″E / 26.1000°N 88.8361°E. It has 58,020 households and total area 216.36 km2. Three rivers, namely Buri Tista, Shalki and Deonai are flowing through the upazila.[5]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Domar Upazila had 58,020 households and a population of 249,429. 64,048 (25.68%) were under 10 years of age. Domar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 40,173 (16.11%) lived in urban areas.[7][8]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7 years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[9]
Administration
editDomar thana was formed in 1875 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[10] It was under Dimla thana before 1875.
Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar, Gomnati, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, Sonaray and Melapanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.[7]
Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[7]
Notable people
edit- Shahrin Islam Tuhin, BNP politician
- Mustafa Kamal, former Chief Justice of Bangladesh and Chairman of Law Commission
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Riasat Karim (2012), "Domar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Domar Upazila". domar.nilphamari.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Nilphamari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-285-6.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Nilphamari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Nilphamari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Domar Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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