Damurhuda Upazila

Damurhuda (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°W. It has 69,836 households and a total area of 311.92 km2.

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
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Damurhuda upazila had 69,836 households and a population of 289,577. 57,972 (20.02%) of the inhabitants were younger than 10 years. Damurhuda had an average literacy rate of 44.15%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males. 60,768 (20.99%) of the population lived in urban areas.

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Damurhuda had a population of 213,291. Males constituted 51.69% of the population, and females formed 48.31%. The population aged 18 or over was 107,245. Damurhuda had an average literacy rate of 25.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

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.