Dumuria () is an upazila of Khulna District in the division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Etymology Dumuria is named for the presence of Dumur, the Bengali word for Wild Fig.
History Ancient Monuments and Antiquities Chenchuri Nilkuthi, Chuknagar Nilkuthi, Madhugram Dak Bungalow.
Historical facts In 1948, the Tevaga movement took place in Sobna, Dhanibunia, Kanaidanga, Orabunia and Bakultala villages of the upazila. During the Liberation War, many Bengalis including Prafulla Kumar Biswas, Indubhushan, Lalchand, Amulya, Mahendra, Raicharan, Nihar and Ratan were martyred in the attack of Pak Army in Kalitalapara in April 1971. In addition, 14 soldiers of the allied forces were killed in the face-off between the liberation forces and the allied forces in Shalua Bazar. Chuknagar village was used as a transit point by the Bengali refugees going to India who were suffering from the atrocities of the Pakistan Army in the early days of the Liberation War. On 20 May 1971, a large number of refugees gathered in Chuknagar were indiscriminately killed by Pak forces. Every year this day is observed as 'Chuknagar Massacre Day'.
Geography Dumuria is located at . It has a total area of . There are two major rivers, Shipsha and Shangrail.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Dumuria Upazila had 87,953 households and a population of 343,899. 7.72% were under 5 years of age. Dumuria had a literacy rate of 75.97%: 79.87% for males and 72.10% for females, and a sex ratio of 99.55 males per 100 females. 38,845 (11.30%) lived in urban areas.
+Population by religion in Union Union Muslim Hindu OthersAtalia Union25,66110,336180Bhandarpara Union8,38510,14211Dhamaliya Union19,3784,2913Dumuria Union24,6387,67336Gutudia Union22,44215,42326Kharnia Union18,3514,27617Maguraghona Union23,6902,414153Magurkhali Union157112,1234Raghunathpur Union15,88510,69818Rangpur Union3,39315,61428Rudaghara Union18,7426,5967Sahos Union17,2803,5347Sharafpur Union13,1095,1914Shovna Union11,45911,0888 🟩 Muslim majority 🟧 Hindu majority
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dumuria upazila had 71,909 households and a population of 305,675. 58,123 (19.01%) were under 10 years of age. Dumuria had an average literacy rate of 52.58%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 996 females per 1000 males. 19,828 (6.49%) of the population lived in urban areas.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dumuria had a population of 256,503. Males constituted 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. The population aged 18 or over was around 138,764. Dumuria had an average literacy rate of 36.1% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% .
Administration Dumuria Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Atlia, Dhamalia, Dumuria, Ghutudia, Khornia, Magurkhali, Maguraghona, Raghunathpur, Rangpur, Rudaghora, Sahos, Shorafpur, Shovna, and Vandarpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 189 mauzas and 240 villages.
Notable residents Gazi family of Chuknagar, Dumuria Gazi Shamsur Rahman (1921–1998), lawyer, writer, translator, columnist and television personality Gazi Ainun Nishat (born 1948), water resource and climate change specialist Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar (1936–2020), lieutenant general Khan Tipu Sultan (1950–2017), politician Narayan Chandra Chanda, MP (Khulna-5), Minister of Ministry of Fisheries And Livestock of Bangladesh
See also Upazilas of Bangladesh Districts of Bangladesh Divisions of Bangladesh
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