Assasuni Upazila Explained

Official Name:Assasuni
Native Name:আশাশুনি
Settlement Type:Upazila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Khulna
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Satkhira
Population Total:281758
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:374.81
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:22.55°N 99.086°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9460[2]

Assasuni (bn|আশাশুনি, Aashashooni, Ashashuni, means hearing the hope) is an upazila of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

Assasuni is located at 22.55°N 89.1681°W. It has 62037 households and a total area of 374.81 km2.

The Marichchap, Kholpetua, Betna and Kopothakkho are rivers of Assasuni.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Assasuni upazila had 62,037 households and a population of 268,754. 55,287 (20.57%) were under 10 years of age. Assasuni had an average literacy rate of 49.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1006 females per 1000 males. 8,585 (3.19%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3] [4]

In the 1991 Bangladesh census, Assasuni had a population of 220,957. Males constituted 50.07% of the population, and females 49.93%. The population above the age of 18 was 110,961, with a literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), below the national average of 32.4%.[5]

Administration

Assasuni Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Anulia, Assasuni, Baradal, Budhhata, Durgapur, Kadakati, Khajra, Kulla, Pratapnagar, Sobhnali, and Sreeula. The union parishads are subdivided into 143 mauzas and 241 villages.[6]

Assasuni Upazila Health Complex

Assasuni Upazila Health Complex [7] is a 50-bed government hospital. It is an important healthcare center in Satkhira district, providing affordable and quality healthcare to the people of surrounding unions and rural areas. An average of hundreds of patients come here for treatment every day. The outpost is open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the emergency department is open 24/7. Teams of trained doctors and nurses work to deal with any accident or emergency.

Education

Environmental issues

Assasuni is now under severe natural threat. Water logging is miserable during the rainy season. Cyclone Aila affected Assasuni badly in 2009. Crops failed tremendously. The earthen embankments and seawalls are always on the threat of erosion during every rainy seasons.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 400.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Satkhira district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Web site: 10 November 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS. . https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 27 March 2005 . dead .
  6. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Satkhira . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113185549/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Satkhira.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Assasuni Upazila Health Complex .

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