Dewanganj Upazila HQ

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

During the Mughal period two saints, Dewan Shah Jalal and Dewan Shah Jamal, preached Islam in the area. Dewanganj is named after these two saints. Bahadurabad Ghat of this upazila was a very important strategic place in the northern sector.

Dewanganj (Bengali: দেওয়ানগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.Dewanganj Upazila (Jamalpur district) with an area of 266.59 sq km, is bounded by char Rajibpur upazila on the north, Islampur upazila on the south, Bakshiganj upazila and Meghalaya (India) on the east, Gaibandha sadar and Fulchhari upazilas on the west. Main rivers are Jamuna, old Brahmaputra, Brahmaputra.

Dewanganj thana, now an upazila, was established in 1874. Dewanganj town is located at 25.1417°N 89.7833°E degree. Dewanganj town is now a municipality with an area of 4.54 sq km. It has 9 wards and 43 mahallas. It has 38023 units of house hold.

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, population 34997; male 49.83%, female 50.17%.

literacy 20.8%; male 27.25% and female 14.4%. Educational institutions: college 3, secondary school 25, madrasa 33, government primary school 66, non-government primary school 94.

Main occupations Agriculture 39.34%, fishing 1.81%, agricultural labourer 28.77%, wage labourer 3.76%, commerce 9.44%, service 5.69% and others 11.19%.

Land use Total cultivable land 16385.27 hectares, fallow land 2554.03 hectares; single crop 16.67%, double crop 45.86% and treble crop 9.81%; land under irrigation 771.35 hectares.

Land control Among the peasants 14.04% are landless, 40.96% marginal, 27.82% small, 13.58% intermediate and 3.60% rich; cultivable land per head is 0.18 hectare.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Cattle breeding farm 1, hatchery 1.

Communication facilities Roads: pucca 42 km, semi pucca 20 km, mud road 182 km; railways 9.1 km; waterways 15 nautical mile.

Manufactories Sugar mill 1.

Cottage industries: Loom 1400, handicraft 39, blacksmith 72, potteries 11, bamboo and cane work 71, wood work 159, painter 7, jute and cotton work 96 and tailoring 200.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, asa, grameen bank, Unnayan Sangha and Progress.

Health centres Upazila health complex 1, family planning centre 8, satellite clinic 2.