Dharmapur is a union of Satkania Upazila in Chittagong District, Bangladesh.
Area The area of Dharmapur Union is 1,626 acres (6.58 square kilometres).
Population According to the 2011 statistics, the population of Dharmapur Union is 11,191. Among them, 5,866 are males and 5,325 are females.
Location and boundaries Dharmapur Union is located in the north-eastern part of Satkania Upazila. The distance of this union from the upazila headquarters is about 6 kilometers. To the west of this union are Kaliaish Union and Keochia Union, to the south are Keochia Union and Bajalia Union, to the east are the Sangu River and Dohazari Municipality, and to the north are the Sangu River and Dohazari Municipality.
History For administrative convenience, Dharmapur Union was established as a new union in 1973 by separating from Bajalia.
Administrative structure Dharmapur Union is the No. 12 Union Parishad under Satkania Upazila. The administrative activities of this union are under Satkania Police Station. It is part of the 291st parliamentary constituency Chittagong-14 of the Jatiya Sangsad. It is divided into 2 mouzas. The villages of this union are: Alamgir Dharmapur
Education system The literacy rate of Dharmapur Union is 49.72%. There are 2 secondary schools and 8 primary schools in this union.
Educational institutions Secondary schools Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram High School Bajalia High School
Primary schools Uttar Dharmapur Government Primary School Dakshin Dharmapur Government Primary School Dharmapur Alamgir Government Primary School Dharmapur Kalgazi Sikdar Government Primary School Dharmapur Mohuripara Government Primary School Dharmapur Government Primary School Paschim Dharmapur Government Primary School Bajalia Government Primary School http://180.211.137.51:321/DashboardunionN.aspx?div=4&dis=411&thana=41120&union=21
Communication system The two main roads for communication in Dharmapur Union are the Bajalia–Dohazari Road and the Kaliaish–Dharmapur Road. The primary mode of communication is the CNG-driven auto-rickshaw.
Places of worship There are 15 mosques, 4 Eidgahs, and 17 temples in Dharmapur Union.
Canals and rivers The Sangu River flows along the northern and eastern borders of Dharmapur Union. In addition, the Garal canal and Uttya canal flow inside this union.
Markets The two main haats/markets of Dharmapur Union are Chakraborty Hat and Biswas Hat.
Points of interest Dharmapur Fakirpara Darbar Sharif
Public representatives Current Chairman: Nasir Uddin Tipu
List of chairmen Serial NoName of ChairmanTime of Period01Siddiq Ahmad Chowdhury1965–197202Mafzal Ahmad Chowdhury1972 (Chairman of Relief Committee)03Siddiq Ahmad Chowdhury1973–198204Khuilya Mia (acting)1982–198305Siddiq Ahmad Chowdhury1983–198706Abdul Motaleb Chowdhury (acting)1987–199007Abdul Latif1990–199108Yunus Chowdhury1992–199709Mohammad Kutub Uddin Shah Alam1998–201110Mohammad Elias Chowdhury2011–202211Nasir Uddin Tipu2022–present
See also Madarsha Union Eochia Union
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