Official Name: | Saturia |
Native Name: | সাটুরিয়া |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23.975°N 90.0417°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Dhaka |
Subdivision Name2: | Manikganj |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Abdul Mazid Photo |
Leader Title1: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 140.12 |
Population Total: | 171494 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Saturia |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.
Saturia is located at 23.5925°N 90.0231°W. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[2] [3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saturia has a population of 140215. Males constitute 49.84% of the population, and females 50.16%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 73439. Saturia has an average literacy rate of 22% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
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.[5]
The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.
See also: Education in Bangladesh. According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[6]