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 . It has 37,279 households and a total area of .
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
According to 2011 Bangladesh census, Damurhuda had a population of 289,577. Males constituted 50.10% of the population, while females made up 49.84%. Muslims formed 75.81% of the population, Christians 23.48% Hindus 2.58%, and others 0.116%. Damurhuda had a literacy rate of 44.15% for the population 7 years and above.
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.