Official Name: | Rupsa |
Native Name: | রূপসা |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 22°N 89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Khulna |
Subdivision Name2: | Khulna |
Area Total Km2: | 120.15 |
Population Total: | 179519 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Rupsa |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Rupsa (Bengali: রূপসা) is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Rupsa is located at 22.8333°N 89.5833°W. It has 41,895 households and total area 120.15 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rupsa upazila had 41,895 households and a population of 179,519. 35,583 (19.82%) were under 10 years of age. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 58.23%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.[1] [2]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupsa had a population of 150,185. Males constituted 51.98% of the population and females 48.02%. The population aged 18 or over was 77,918. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 40.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Rupsa Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Aichgati, Ghatvog, Noihati, Srifoltola, and T. S. Bahirdia. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 78 villages.