Dumki Upazila

Upazila in Barisal Division, Bangladesh

Dumki Upazila

দুমকি

Upazila

Coordinates: 22°26′N 90°22′E﻿ / ﻿22.433°N 90.367°E﻿ / 22.433; 90.367
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Barisal Division
District| Patuakhali District
Area

• Total

| 92.41 km2 (35.68 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

• Total

| 81,839
• Density| 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code|

8602[2]

Dumki (Bengali: দুমকি) is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[3]

## Administration

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Dumki Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Angaria, Labukhali, Muradia, Pangasia, and Sreerampur. The union parishads are subdivided into 21 mauzas and 24 villages.[4]

## Educational institutions

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* Patuakhali Science and Technology University

## Demographics

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Religions in Dumki Upazila (2022)[1]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 92.26%
Hinduism |

| 7.68%
Other or not stated |

| 0.06%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dumki Upazila had 15,542 households and a population of 70,655. 16,570 (19.94%) were under 10 years of age. Dumki has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.4%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1090 females per 1000 males. 12,200 (17.27%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

## See also

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* Upazilas of Bangladesh
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Patuakhali (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-267-2.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ Tanvir Ahsan Tariq (2012). "Dumki Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Patuakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
5. ^ "Community Tables: Patuakhali district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Patuakhali" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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Patuakhali District

Upazilas/thanas|

* Bauphal
* Dashmina
* Galachipa
* Kalapara
* Mirzaganj
* Patuakhali Sadar
* Dumki
* Rangabali

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Upazilas of the Barisal Division

Capital: Barisal

Barguna District|

* Amtali
* Bamna
* Barguna
* Betagi
* Patharghata
* Taltali

Barisal District|

* Agailjhara
* Babuganj
* Bakerganj
* Banaripara
* Gaurnadi
* Hizla
* Barisal
* Mehendiganj
* Muladi
* Wazirpur

Bhola District|

* Bhola
* Burhanuddin
* Charfasson
* Daulatkhan
* Lalmohan
* Manpura
* Tazmuddin

Jhalokati District|

* Jhalokati
* Kathalia
* Nalchity
* Rajapur

Patuakhali District|

* Bauphal
* Dashmina
* Galachipa
* Kalapara
* Mirzaganj
* Patukhali
* Dumki
* Rangabali

Pirojpur District|

* Bhandaria
* Kawkhali
* Mathbaria
* Nazirpur
* Pirojpur
* Nesarabad
* Ziangar

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