Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona


Durgapur is an upazila of the Netrokona District in the Mymensingh Division of Bangladesh.
WWW durgapur.netrokona.gov.bd

Geography

Durgapur is located at. It has 32,245 households and a total land area of 293.42 km2. It is bounded by Meghalaya state of India on the north, Netrokona Sadar and Purbadhala upazilas on the south, Kalmakanda upazila on the east, Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh district on the west. The Garo hills and valleys are on the northern part of the upazila.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Durgapur Upazila had 58,507 households and a population of 242,457. 11.56% of the population were under 5 years of age. Durgapur had a literacy rate of 66.76%: 67.73% for males and 65.84% for females, and a sex ratio of 96.99 males for 100 females. 39,721 lived in urban areas. The ethnic population was 10,598, of which 8500 were Garo and 1800 Hajong.

Composition of Durgapur Thana

Total Households: 8,250
1. Bangali;
Total Village: 48;
Total Household: 4,778;
Language Practiced: Bengali;
Religion Practiced: Islam, Hinduism ;
2. Banai;
Total Village: 1;
Total Household: 6;
Language Practiced: Banai;
Religion Practiced: Hinduism;
3. Buna / Buno;
Total Village: 3;
Total Household: 37;
Language Practiced: Bengali;
Religion Practiced: Hinduism;
Buna / Buno in Other Districts: Dhaka, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Rajbari, Sherpur, Tangail, Bagerhat, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Khulna, Kushtia, Magura, Satkhira, Bogra, Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Natore, Nilphamari, Pabna, Rajshahi, Sirajganj, Maulvibazar;
4. Garo;
Number of Villages they lived with bangali: 10;
Total Household: 924;
Language Practiced: Achik / Garo, Deal ;
Religion Practiced: Christianity, Shangsharik ;
Garo lived in Other Districts: Sherpur, Mymensingh, Banderban, Chittagong,
5. Hajong;
Number of Villages they lived with bangali: 08;
Total Household: 505;
Language Practiced: Hajong;
Religion Practiced: Hinduism;
Hajong in Other Districts: Mymensingh, Sherpur, Sunamganj;
The city's area is 293.42 km2 It is an ancient town situated on the banks of the river Somessori. This habitation known as a tourist area. There are civil and criminal courts here from British rule regime.
population Density 710
literacy in rate in village 31.0% and in town 52.3%
Population of the town 22661 and village 175665

Administration

Durgapur Thana was formed in 1874 and converted into upazila in 1982.
Durgapur Upazila is divided into Durgapur Municipality and seven union parishads: Bakaljora, Birisiri, Chandigarh, Durgapur, Gaokandia, Kakairgara, and Kullagora. The union parishads are subdivided into 129 mauzas and 210 villages.
Durgapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas.

Notable residents

Transport

Over last 10 years, Durgapur has become a famous tourist spot. The most common transport used to visit Durgapur is bus or train. Every night at 11.50 PM, a train named Haor Express leaves Dhaka for Netrokona.
Direct bus from Dhaka to Durgapur is available from Dhaka Mohakhali Inter City Bus Terminal, it usually takes 5 hours to reach Durgapur by bus. The roads of Durgapur are highly damaged as innumerable trucks filled with wet sand from the Someshwari river travel them without following proper protocol.