Dighinala Upazila


Dighinala is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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History

Dighinala, the biggest upazila of Khagrachhari zila in respect of area, came into existence in 1916 as a thana and was upgraded to upazila in 1984. It is said that in the long past, Tripura Maharaja Govinda Manikya Bahadur Debbarma dug a big pond by the side of a canal. This upazila was under Tripura Kingdom used to be known as "Reangdesh"
It is generally believed that the upazila might have originated its name from above two words Dighi and Nala.

Geography

Dighinala Upazila area 694.11 km2, located in between 23°04' and 23°44' north latitudes and in between 91°56' and 92°11' east longitudes. It is a hilly area. It is bounded by tripura state of India on the north, langadu upazila on the south, Baghaichhari upazila on the east, Panchhari and Khagrachhari Sadar upazilas and Tripura state on the west. Golamoon, Karmi Mura, Lutiban, Kuradia hills are notable.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Dighinala Upazila had 28,028 households and a population of 115,440. 9.31% of the population were under 5 years of age. Dighinala had a literacy rate of 69.94%: 76.69% for males and 62.93% for females, and a sex ratio of 103.67 males for every 100 females. 28,856 lived in urban areas.

Ethnicity and religion

UnionMuslimBuddhistHinduOthers
Babuchhara Union1,78613,02454769
Boalkhali Union6,8099,2715,473142
Dighinala Union39514,4083627
Kabakhali Union9,1128,7065069
Merung Union23,11117,5514,76199

? Muslim majority ? Buddhist majority
The ethnic population was 70,420, of which Chakma were 61,618 and Tripura 8,523.
UnionBengaliChakmaTripuraOthers
Babuchhara Union2,07412,92733679
Boalkhali Union9,2208,2754,066134
Dighinala Union45514,3592032
Kabakhali Union9,1858,717269
Merung Union24,08217,3404,07525

? Bengali majority ? Chakma majority

Administration

UNO: Md. Mamunur Rashid.
Dighinala Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Babuchhara, Boalkhali, Dighinala, Kabakhali, and Merung. The union parishads are subdivided into 20 mauzas and 245 villages.

Economy

Main sources of income Agriculture 65.53%, non-agricultural labourer 8.51%, commerce 9.70%, service 5.01%, construction 0.42%, religious service 0.20%, rent and remittance 0.10% and others 10.53%.
Ownership of agricultural land Landowner 46.96%, landless 53.04%; agricultural landowner: urban 25.85% and rural 50.57%.

Education

Literacy rate and educational institutions Average literacy 47.5%; male 56.1%, female 38%. Educational institutions: Choto Merung High School, DIGHINALA BORADOM HIGH SCHOOL, Dighinala Government College, Dighinala Government High School, Dighinala Model Girls' School, Hashinpur High School, Anath Ashram Abashik High School, Babuchhara High School, Udal Bagan High School, Rasik Nagar Dakhil Madrasa.Trabonia high school

Transport

Communication facilities Pucca road 91 km, semi-pucca road 34 km, mud road 280 km.
Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport Bullock cart. Connected to the zila headquarters by metalled roads. Bus, minibus, three wheelers ply over the upazila. Chander Gari is a popular transport used to ply in the hill area of upazila.

Points of interest