Damurhuda 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 Census of Bangladesh, 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.