Debiganj Upazila

Debiganj Upazila দেবীগঞ্জ উপজেলা
Upazila
Coordinates: 26°7.1′0″N 88°45.6′0″E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Panchagarh
Headquarters	Debiganj
Area
• Total	309.04 km^2 (119.32 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	267,466
• Density	870/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5020[2]
Website	debiganj.panchagarh.gov.bd

Debiganj (Bengali: দেবীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.^[3]

Geography

Debiganj Upazila is located at 26.11858°N 88.759299°E / 26.11858; 88.759299. It has 52,411 households and total area 309.04 km².

It is bounded by Boda and Panchagarh Sadar upazilas on the north, Birganj, Khansama and Nilphamari Sadar upazilas on the south, Domar upazila and West Bengal state of India on the east, Thakurgaon Sadar and Boda upazilas on the west.^[4]

Demographics

Religions in Debiganj Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			75.59%
Hinduism			24.17%
Other or not stated			0.24%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Debiganj Upazila had 52,411 households and a population of 224,709. 55,235 (24.58%) were under 10 years of age. Debiganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.69%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males. 15,301 (6.81%) lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debiganj has a population of 159902. Males constitute 51.02% of the population, and females 48.98%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 77660. Debiganj has an average literacy rate of 24.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[8]

Administration

UNO: Md . Shoriful Alom.^[9]

Debiganj Thana was formed in 1928 and it was turned into an upazila on 28 March 1983.^[4]

The Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Chengthi Hazradanga, Chilahati, Dandopal, Debiduba, Debiganj, Pamuli, Shaldanga, Sonahar Mollikadaha, Sundardighi, and Tepriganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 108 mauzas and 101 villages.^[6]

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

Nripendra Narayan Government High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school in the upazila.^[3]

Debiganj Alodini Government Girls High School is a secondary government high school here.

It also has a reputed college Named Debiganj College.^[10] Overall Debiganj has 68 govt and non-govt high schools and 10 colleges. Some of them are -

• Sonahar Girls High School
• Sonahar High School
• Khariza Sonahar High School
• Saldanga High School
• TZ High School
• Debigonj Girls' High School
• Debigonj Pailot High School.

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
3. Habib, Md Ahsan (2012). "Debiganj Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. "Debiganj Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Panchagarh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-252-8.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Panchagarh" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Panchagarh district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
9. "Debiganj UNO". debiganj.panchagarh.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
10. "National University :: College Details". www.nubd.info. Retrieved 10 July 2024.