7221
Darshana
Postal code 7221 covers Darshana, Damurhuda, Chuadanga District, Khulna Division.
- Division
- Khulna Division
- District
- Chuadanga
- Upazila / Area
- Damurhuda
- Coordinates
- 23.5149, 88.8019
About Damurhuda
Damurhuda (Bengali: দামুড়হুদা) is an upazila of Chuadanga District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Damurhuda Thana was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Geography
Damurhuda is located at 23.6167°N 88.7833°E / 23.6167; 88.7833. It has 69,836 households and a total area of 311.92 km2 (120.43 sq mi).
Dumurhuda Upazila is bounded by Meherpur Sadar Upazila of Meherpur District and Alamdanga Upazila under Chuadanga District, on the north; Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on the east; Krishnaganj CD Block of Nadia District, West Bengal, India, on the south; and Chapra CD Block under Nadia district on the west.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Damurhuda Upazila had 81,953 households and a population of 317,552. 8.51% of the population were under 5 years of age. Damurhuda had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 71.34%: 71.38% for males and 71.30% for females, and a sex ratio of 97.21 males for every 100 females. 91,845 (28.92%) lived in urban areas.
Administration
Damurhuda Upazila is divided into Darshana Municipality and seven union parishads: Damurhuda, Hawli, Juranpur, Karpashdanga, Kurulgachhi, Natipota, and Perkrishnopur Madna. The union parishads are subdivided into 78 mauzas and 102 villages.
Darshana Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 21 mahallas.