Dacope Upazila

Dacope is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Dacope Thana was established in 1906 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.

WWW dakop.khulna.gov.bd

Geography

Dacope Upazila has a total area of. It borders Batiaghata Upazila to the north, Rampal and Mongla Upazilas of Bagerhat District to the east, the confluence of the Pasur and Shibsa Rivers at the Kunga estuary to the south, and Koyra and Paikgachha Upazilas to the west. Other main rivers are the Manki and Bhadra.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Dacope Upazila had 42,186 households and a population of 159,369. 7.65% were under 5 years of age. Dacope had a literacy rate of 78.04%: 83.33% for males and 72.71% for females, with a sex ratio of 100.78 males per 100 females. 45,498 lived in urban areas.

Union/Paurashava	Muslim	Hindu	Others
Chalna Paurashava	8,368	7,400	440
Bajua Union	3,888	11,469	1235
Banishanta Union	4,709	10,224	554
Dacope Union	77	7,319	9
Kailashganj Union	1,536	13,399	126
Kamarkhola Union	6,899	6,366	212
Loudob Union	2096	7,252	673
Nalian Range	13	1	0
Pankhali Union	12,413	5491	7
Sutarkhali Union	22,339	7,227	32
Tildanga Union	6,869	10,617	102

? Muslim majority
? Hindu majority
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dacope upazila had 36,597 households and a population of 152,316. 26,092 were under 10 years of age. Dacope had an average literacy rate of 56.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 14,188 of the population lived in urban areas.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dacope had a population of 143,131. Males constituted 52.25% of the population, and females 47.75%. The population aged 18 or over was 78,759. Dacope had an average literacy rate of 37.6%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.
It is the only Hindu majority upazila in Bangladesh, and the only upazila in the plains region where Muslims are in the minority.

Administration

Dacope Upazila is divided into Chalna Municipality and ten union parishads: Bajua, Banishanta, Dacope, Kailashganj, Kamarkhola, Khulna Range, Loudob, Pankhali, Sutarkhali, and Tildanga Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 26 mauzas and 97 villages.
Chalna Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.
There is a War of Liberation mass killing site at Bazua High School courtyard and a War of Liberation monument, Smriti Amlan.

NGO activities

Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, NGO Forum For Public Health, Proshika, World Vision, Gonoshahajjo Sangstha, HEED Bangladesh, Step, and Prodipon.

Education

Colleges

Bajua Surendra Nath College, Dacope, Khulna
Chalna College, Chalna Bazar, Chalna Municipality, Dacope, Khulna
Chalna M.M. Degree College
Chalna Mohila Mohabidyaloy, Chalna Bazar, Dacope, Khulna
L.B.K. Government Mohila College, Dacope, Khulna

High schools

Paschim Kamini Basia Rashkhola High School
Paschim Bajua Secondary School
Batbunia Collegiate School
Gunari Shital Chandra High School
Abul Hosain Girls High School
Burir Dabur SESDP Model High School
Bajua Union High School
Bajua Girls High School
Bangabandhu High School
Banisanta Pinak Pani High School
Chalna Bazar Government Girls High School
Chalna K C Pilot High School
Chunkuri High School
Dacope Girl's High School
Dacope Shaheberabad Secondary School
Dakshin Gunari High School
Government Model School
J P High School
K G V J Sammilani Girls High School
Kailashganj Secondary School
Kalabagi Sundarban High School
Kalinagar G C Memorial High School
Kamini Basia G.L. High School
Khona K B Secondary School
Laksmikhola G.T. Pallimongal High School
Laudobe Badamtala High School
Loudove Banisanta High School
Mohammad Ali High School
Nalian High School
Pankhali Momotajbegum Secondary School
Ramnagar Binapani High School
Shahid Smriti Junior Girls School
Sonar Bangla High School
Sreenagar High School
Sundarban Adarsha High School
Suterkhali High School
Talukdar Akhter Faruque High School
Tildanga Union Girl's High School
Trimohani High School
Yasin High School