 At present Dharmanagar is bound by Maulvi Bazar of Sylhet, Bangladesh in the North, Karimganj district of Assam in the East and Mizoram state in the South and Kailashahar subdivision of Unakoti district in the west.The population of Dharmanagar, as estimated in late 2006, is around 32,912.Dharmanagar has an average literacy rate of 73.66%, higher than the national average of 65.38%