Dhobaura Upazila HQ

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Dhobaura (Bengali: ধোবাউড়া ) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has an area of 251.05 sq km, bounded by Meghalaya (India) on the north, Phulpur and Purbadhala upazilas on the south, Durgapur upazila on the east, Haluaghat upazila on the west. Main rivers are Nitai and Kangsa. There are many hillocks on the north region of the upazila. It is located at 25.0917°N 90.5333°E and has 30491 units of household and total area 251.05 km². The Upazila have 7 union.

Dhobaura thana, now an upazila, was established in 1976. The upazila consists of 7 union parishads, 96 mouzas and 158 villages. Dhobaura (Town) consists of 1 mouza. The area of the town is 3.82 sq km. It has a population of 3027; male 51.93% and female 48.07%; population density per sq km 792. Literacy rate among the town people is 34.2%.

Dhobaura has 7 Unions, 96 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 158 villages. The name of the Union are 1) Dhobaura 2) Purakandolia 3) Gusgaw 4) Gamaritola 5) Dhokinmije Para 6) Guatola 7) Baghber/Munshirhat.

Educational institutions: college 3, high school 11, junior high school 6, madrasa 23, government primary school 43, non-government 39 and kinder garden school 2.

Mosque 169, temple 25 and church 10, sacred place 1.

Main occupations: Agriculture 52.6%, agricultural labourer 27.84%, commerce 6.14%, service 1.65%, wage labourer 2.29%, livestock, forestry and fishery 1.84%, others 7.64%

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Fishery 8, dairy 3, poultry 23 and hatchery 1.

Communication facilities Roads: semi pucca 15 km, mud road 350 km; waterways 22 nautical mile

Traditional transport: palanquin, bullock cart, horse, elephant and soary. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Saw mill 3, rice mill 100.

Cottage industries Goldsmith 16, blacksmith 17, potteries 25, wood work 57, tailoring 94, welding 2, bamboo work 52 and cocoon cultivation 50.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, proshika DPDS, SDS and Arsa.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 7, satellite clinic 1.