Domar () is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Nilphamari District in the Division of
Rangpur,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
.
Geography
Domar is located at . It has 58,020 households and total area 216.36 km
2. Three rivers, namely Buri Tista, Shalki and Deonai are flowing through the upazila.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of Bangladesh
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...
, Domar Upazila had 58,020 households and a population of 249,429. 64,048 (25.68%) were under 10 years of age. Domar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 40,173 (16.11%) lived in urban areas.
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and a ...
, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Domar thana was formed in 1875 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.
It was under Dimla thana before 1875.
Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten
union parishad
Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...
s: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar,
Gomnati Union, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, Sonaray and Melapanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.
Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
...
s.
Notable people
*
Shahrin Islam Tuhin, BNP politician
*
Mustafa Kamal, former Chief Justice of Bangladesh and Chairman of Law Commission
See also
*
Gomnati Union
*
Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
References
Upazilas of Nilphamari District
{{Rajshahi-geo-stub