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Dhanbari
ধনবাড়ী
Upazila
Dhanbari Mosque
Dhanbari Mosque
Location of Dhanbari
Coordinates: 24°37′N 90°1.5′E / 24.617°N 90.0250°E / 24.617; 90.0250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictTangail
HeadquartersDhanbari
Area
 • Total133.75 km2 (51.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total176,068
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitedhanbari.tangail.gov.bd

Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ী) is an upazila under Tangail District in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It was formed from Madhupur Upazila in 2006 by the efforts of Fakir Mahbub Anam Swapan, Central BNP leader who contest in the constituency Tangail-1 (Madhupur-Dhanbari). Its headquarters are in Dhanbari, the former seat of the Nawabs of Dhanbari.

Demographics

Religions in Dhanbari upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.30%
Hinduism
 
 2.65%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dhanbari Upazila had 45,948 households and a population of 176,068. 36,851 (20.93%) were under 10 years of age. Dhanbari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 36,125 (20.52%) lived in urban areas.[1][2]

Administration

Dhanbari Upazila is divided into Dhanbari Municipality and seven union parishads: Baniajan, Birtara, Bolibhadra, Dhopakhali, Jodunathpur, Musuddi, and Paiska. The union parishads are subdivided into 103 mauzas and 132 villages.

Dhanbari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 25 mahallas.

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are seven colleges in the upazila: Asya Hasan Ali Mohila Degree College, Bhai Ghat Ideal College, Dhanbari College, Mushuddi Razia College, Norilla College, Panchpotol Degree College, and Ukhariabari College.[3]

According to Banglapedia, Govt. Dhanbari Nawab Institution, founded in 1910, Paiska High School (1960), and Pankata Islamia Secondary School (1943) are notable secondary schools.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Tangail" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Community Tables: Tangail district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. ^ "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ Sajida Begum (2012), "Dhanbari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh


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