Daulatpur (Bengali: দৌলতপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)) is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1]
Daulatpur
দৌলতপুর (কুষ্টিয়া) | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Daulatpur Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°0.1′N 88°52.5′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Khulna Division |
District | Kushtia District |
Area | |
• Total | 468.76 km2 (180.99 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 456,372 |
• Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Daulatpur |
Daulatpur is located at 24.0014°N 88.8750°E / 24.0014; 88.8750. It has 66479 households and total area 468.76 km2.
Daulatpur Upazila is bounded by Bagha Upazila in Rajshahi District and Lalpur Upazila in Natore District, on the north, Bheramara and Mirpur Upazilas on the east, Gangni Upazila in Meherpur District and Mirpur Upazila in Kushtia District, on the south, and Jalangi CD Block, in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, and Karimpur I and Karimpur II CD Blocks, Nadia district, West Bengal, on the west.[2][3][4]
According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Daulatpur had a population of 456,372. Males constituted 49.90% of the population and females 50.10. Muslims formed 99.375% of the population, Hindus 0.614%, Christians 0.009% and others 0.002%. Daulatpur had a literacy rate of 41.29% for the population 7 years and above.[5]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Daulatpur has a population of 360,706. Males constitute 51.42% of the population, and females 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 178,539. Daulatpur has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]
Daulatpur Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Adabaria, Ariaa, Boalia, Chilmari, Daulatpur, Hogalbaria, Khalishakundi, Maricha, Mathurapur, Pearpur, Philipnagar, Pragpur, Ramkrishnapur, and Refaitpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 82 mauzas and 103 villages.[7]
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Headquarters: Khulna | ||
Bagerhat District | ![]() | |
Chuadanga District | ||
Jessore District | ||
Jhenaidah District | ||
Khulna District | ||
Kushtia District | ||
Magura District | ||
Meherpur District | ||
Narail District | ||
Satkhira District |
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