Debiganj Upazila Explained

Official Name:Debiganj Upazila
Native Name:দেবীগঞ্জ উপজেলা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Rangpur
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Panchagarh
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Debiganj
Population Total:224709
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:309.04
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:26.1183°N 88.76°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5020

Debiganj (Bengali: দেবীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Debiganj Upazila is located at 26.1186°N 88.7593°W. It has 52,411 households and total area 309.04 km2.

It is bounded by Boda and Panchagarh Sadar upazilas on the north, Birganj, Khansama and Nilphamari Sadar upazilas on the south, Domar upazila and West Bengal state of India on the east, Thakurgaon Sadar and Boda upazilas on the west.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Debiganj Upazila had 52,411 households and a population of 224,709. 55,235 (24.58%) were under 10 years of age. Debiganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.69%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males. 15,301 (6.81%) lived in urban areas.[2] [3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debiganj has a population of 159902. Males constitute 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 77660. Debiganj has an average literacy rate of 24.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

Administration

Debiganj Thana was formed in 1928 and it was turned into an upazila on 28 March 1983.

The Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Chengthi Hazradanga, Chilahati, Dandopal, Debiduba, Debiganj, Pamuli, Shaldanga, Sonahar Mollikadaha, Sundardighi, and Tepriganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 101 villages.[2]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh. Nripendra Narayan Government High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school in the upazila.[5]

Debiganj Alodini Government Girls High School is a secondary government high school here.

It also has a reputed college Named Debiganj College.[6] Overall Debiganj has 68 govt and non-govt high schools and 10 colleges. Some of them are -

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debiganj Upazila - Banglapedia . 2023-02-21 . en.banglapedia.org . en.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Panchagarh district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  5. Book: Habib, Md Ahsan . 2012 . Debiganj Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Debiganj_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. Web site: National University :: College Details . 2024-07-10 . www.nubd.info.