Dasmina is an Upazila of Patuakhali District

Patuakhali District

Patuakhali is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.This is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. Famous for watching both the sun rise and sun set. It is called "The Daughter of Sea".-Geography:...

 in the Division of Barisal

Barisal Division

Barisal Division is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13,644.85 km2, and with a population of 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census . It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west...

, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

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Geography

Dasmina is located at 22.2833°N 90.5903°E . It has 19,863 units of house hold and total area 351.74 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census

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 age distribution, marital status, economically active...

, Dasmina has a population of 106,539. Males constitute 49.5% of the population, and females 50.5%. This Upazila's eighteen and older population is 52,137. Dasmina has an average literacy rate of 29.5% (7+ years), and a national average of 32.4%.

Administrative

Dasmina has 6 Unions/Wards, 51 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 55 villages. The names of the Unions are Dashmina, Alipura, Banshbaria, Rono Gopaldi, Bohorampur and Betagi Shankipur. The Upazila Headquarters is situated in Dashmina Sadar. It is situated on the Bank of the river Tetulia. It is a very old place. At present it holds One College, one Boys' High School, One Girls' School, One Alia Madrasa and a number of Government and Non Government Primary School.