Demra Thana

Demra Thana (dhaka district) with an area of 35.79 sq km, is bounded by khilgaon and sabujbagh thanas on the north, shaympur thana and narayanganj sadar upazila on the south, rupganj upazila on the east, sutrapur and Sabujbagh thanas on the west. Main rivers are shitalakshya, balu.

Demra (Town) consists of 3 wards with an area of 3.48 sq km. The town has a population of 268009; population density per sq km 77014. 

Administration Demra thana was established in 1973. It consists of three wards, three union parishads, 36 mouzas and 53 villages.

Population 412232; male 58.62%, female 41.38%; Muslim 97.38%, Hindu 1.94% and others 0.68%.

Religious institutions Mosque 165, temple 8.

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 52.3%; male 58.2%, female 44.2%. Educational institutions: college 4, high school 16, madrasa 12 and primary school 50.

Cultural organisations Club 12, public library 3, cinema hall 5, playground 4.

Main occupations Agriculture 1.09%, agricultural labourer 1.54%, wage labourer 2.2%, industry 2.33%, commerce 24.28%, service 33.92%, construction 3.03%, transport 14.88%, house rental 1.9%, hawker 1.06% and others 13.77%.

Land use Total land 4977.18 hectares; agricultural land 66.04%, fallow land 14.08%, industry and commerce 0.66%, residential 13.49%, khas land 2.48% and vested property 3,25%; cultivable land 2869.93 hectares; single crop 54.07%, double crop 37.38% and treble crop land 8.85%.

Land control Among the peasants 40% are landless, 30% small, 28% intermediate and 2% rich; cultivable land per head 0.007 hectare.

Value of land The market value of the land of the first grade is Taka 124000 per 0.01 hectare.

Main crops Paddy, wheat, potato, cauliflower, cabbage and vegetables.

Extinct or nearly extinct crops Jute, sesame, linseed, varieties of pulse.

Main fruits Mango, jackfruit, papaya, guava, boroi and banana.

Fisheries, dairies, poultries Poultry 189, fishery 108 and dairy 512.

Communication facilities Roads: highway 40 km, pucca 30 km, semi pucca 27 km and mud road 17 km.

Traditional transport Palanquin, horse carriage and boat. These means of transport are either extinct or nearly extinct.

Manufactories Large and medium size manufactories 551.

Cottage industries Goldsmith 25, wood work 77 and tailoring 185.

Hats, bazars and fairs Total number of hats and bazars are 13, most noted of which are Sarulia Hat and Jatrabari Bazar.

Main exports Fabrics, egg and flour.

NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, asa, Jubak, Kakali Sangsad.

Health centres Health centre 1, maternity 1 and family planning centre 7.