Daulatpur Upazila, Kushtia

Daulatpur দৌলতপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)
Upazila
Daulatpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°0.1′N 88°52.5′E / 24.0017°N 88.8750°ECoordinates: 24°0.1′N 88°52.5′E / 24.0017°N 88.8750°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Kushtia District
Area
• Total	468.76 km^2 (180.99 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	360,706
• Density	769/km^2 (1,990/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Daulatpur

Daulatpur (Bengali: দৌলতপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)) is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Daulatpur is located at 24°00′05″N 88°52′30″E / 24.0014°N 88.8750°E. It has 66479 households and total area 468.76 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Daulatpur has a population of 360706. Males constitute 51.42% of the population, and females 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 178539. Daulatpur has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administration

Daulatpur Upazila has 14 unions:^[1]

• Adabaria
• Aria
• Boalia
• Chilmari
• Daulatpur
• Hogalbaria
• Khalishakundi
• Maricha
• Mathurapur
• Pearpur
• Philipnagar
• Prayagpur
• Ramkrishnapur
• Refayetpur

References

1. Md. Salim Reza (2012). "Daulatpur Upazila (Kushtia District)". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.