Saturia Upazila Explained

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.

Geography

Saturia is located at 23.5925°N 90.0231°W. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km2.

Demographics

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]

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.[5]

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.[6]

See also

References

  1. Awami League
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Manikganj district . bbs.gov.bd.
  4. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .
  5. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Manikganj . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184930/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Manikganj.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.
  6. Book: Raj, Md. Shahiduzzaman . 2012 . Saturia Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Saturia_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.