Satkhira Sadar Upazila
Satkhira Sadar
সাতক্ষীরা সদর | |
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| Coordinates: 22°52.5′N 89°2.5′E / 22.8750°N 89.0417°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Satkhira |
| Area | |
• Total | 398.57 km2 (153.89 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 522,964 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 9400[2] |
| Area code | 0471[3] |
| Website | satkhirasadar |
Satkhira Sadar (Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা সদর) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Satkhira Sadar is located at 22°43′00″N 89°04′30″E / 22.7167°N 89.0750°E. It has 109,105 households and a total area 400.82 km2.
Satkhira Sadar Upazila is bounded by Kalaroa Upazila on the north, Tala Upazila on the east, Debhata and Assasuni upazilas on the south and Basirhat I and Baduria CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India, on the west.[4]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Satkhira Sadar upazila had 109,105 households and a population of 460,892. 85,999 inhabitants (18.66%) were under 10 years of age. Satkhira Sadar had an average literacy rate of 56.51%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1,000 males. 113,322 inhabitants, or 24.59% of the population, lived in urban areas.[6][7]
At the 1991 census, Satkhira Sadar had a population of 344,444. Males constituted 51.3% of the population, and females 48.7%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 176,670. The average literacy rate was 34.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]
Administration
[edit]Satkhira Sadar Upazila is divided into Satkhira Municipality and 14 union parishads: Agardari, Alipur, Baikari, Balli, Banshdaha, Bhomra, Brahmarajpur, Dhulihar, Fingri, Ghona, Jhaudanga, Kuskhali, Labsa, and Shibpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 119 mauzas and 237 villages.[9]
Satkhira Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 33 mahallas.[9]
Colleges
[edit]Local colleges include:
- Satkhira City College
- Satkhira Day-Night College
- Satkhira Government College
- Satkhira Government Mahila College
- Satkhira Medical College
- Satkhira Polytechnic Institute
Notable residents
[edit]- Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi, Member of Parliament, was elected from constituency Satkhira-2 in the 2014 general election.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Satkhira Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Satkhira (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-239-9.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014: Mustafa Lutfullah". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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