Daudkandi
দাউদকান্দি
Upazila
Daudkandi Bridge
Daudkandi Bridge
Location of Daudkandi
Coordinates: 23°32′N 90°43′E / 23.533°N 90.717°E / 23.533; 90.717
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictComilla
Area
 • Total314.99 km2 (121.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total349,910
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Daudkandi

Daudkandi (Bengali: দাউদকান্দি) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Daudkandi is located at 23°32′00″N 90°43′00″E / 23.5333°N 90.7167°E / 23.5333; 90.7167. It has 69,014 households and a total area of 314.99 km2 which is located at the extreme near of the upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. Daudkandi village area is within the municipality and value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, have increased significantly.

Demographics

Religions in Daudkandi upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.44%
Hinduism
 
 6.54%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Daudkandi Upazila had 69,014 households and a population of 349,910. 86,821 (24.81%) were under 10 years of age. Daudkandi has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 50.69%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1069 females per 1000 males. 46,256 (13.22%) lived in urban areas.[3][2]

Administration

Daudkandi Upazila is divided into Daudkandi Municipality and 16 union parishads: Baropara, Betessor, Dakshin Eliotgonj, Doulotpur, Goalmari, Gouripur, Maruka, Mohammadpur Paschim, Maligaon, Mohammadpur Purbo, Passgacia Pachim, Podua, Sundolpur, Uttar Daudkandi, Uttar Eliotgonj, and Zinglatoli. The union parishads are subdivided into 186 mauzas and 267 villages.[2]

Daudkandi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[2]

Position Name
Upazila Chairman Major (Retd.) Mohammad Ali
Vice Chairman Tarikul Islam Noyon
Woman Vice Chairman Rujina Akther
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ Uddin, AKM Jasim (2012). "Daudkandi Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Comilla district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  4. ^ Khan, Saleh Athar (2012). "Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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