Saturia Upazila

Saturia
সাটুরিয়া
Upazila
Baliatali Zamindar Bari
Baliatali Zamindar Bari
Location of Saturia
Coordinates: 23°58′30″N 90°02′30″E / 23.9750°N 90.0417°E / 23.9750; 90.0417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictManikganj
Government
 • ChairmanAbdul Mazid Photo
Area
 • Total
140.12 km2 (54.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
193,206
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1810[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Saturia

Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.

Geography

Saturia is located at 23°35′33″N 90°01′23″E / 23.5925°N 90.0231°E / 23.5925; 90.0231. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Saturia Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 91.53%
Hinduism
 
 8.43%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saturia Upazila had 40,644 households and a population of 171,494. 34,660 (20.21%) were under 10 years of age. Saturia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 8,718 (5.08%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saturia has a population of 140,215. Males constitute 49.84% of the population, and females 50.16%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 73,439. Saturia has an average literacy rate of 22% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]

Administration

Saturia Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Baliyati, Baried, Dargram, Dhankora, Dighulia, Fukurhati, Hargaj, Saturia, and Tilli. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 224 villages.[8]

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[9]

  • Baliati Palace
    Baliati Palace
  • Baliati Palace
    Baliati Palace
  • Baliati Palace - backside
    Baliati Palace - backside

See also

References

  1. ^ Awami League
  2. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ^ "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. 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Manikganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-255-9.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  7. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. ^ Raj, Md. Shahiduzzaman (2012). "Saturia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 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 19 December 2024.


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