Satkhira Sadar Upazila
Upazila in Khulna, Bangladesh
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Satkhira Sadar (Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা সদর) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.
Satkhira Sadar
সাতক্ষীরা সদর | |
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 Satkhira Government High School, Satkhira Sadar | |
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| Coordinates: 22°52.5′N 89°2.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Satkhira |
| Area | |
• Total | 398.57 km2 (153.89 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 522,964 |
| • Density | 1,312.1/km2 (3,398.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 9400[2] |
| Area code | 0471[3] |
| Website | satkhirasadar |
Geography
Satkhira Sadar is located at 22.7167°N 89.0750°E. It has 109,105 households and a total area 400.82 km2.
Satkhira Sadar Upazila is bounded by Kalaroa Upazila on the north, Tala Upazila on the east, Debhata and Assasuni upazilas on the south and Basirhat I and Baduria CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India, on the west.[4]
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Satkhira Sadar Upazila had 135,412 households and a population of 522,964. 8.61% were under 5 years of age. Satkhira Sadar had a literacy rate of 78.06%: 80.72% for males and 75.40% for females, with a sex ratio of 100.30 males per 100 females. 163,454 (31.25%) lived in urban areas.[5]
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Satkhira Sadar upazila had 109,105 households and a population of 460,892. 85,999 inhabitants (18.66%) were under 10 years of age. Satkhira Sadar had an average literacy rate of 56.51%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1,000 males. 113,322 inhabitants, or 24.59% of the population, lived in urban areas.[6][7]
At the 1991 census, Satkhira Sadar had a population of 344,444. Males constituted 51.3% of the population, and females 48.7%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 176,670. The average literacy rate was 34.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.[8]
Administration
Satkhira Sadar Upazila is divided into Satkhira Municipality and 14 union parishads: Agardari, Alipur, Baikari, Balli, Banshdaha, Bhomra, Brahmarajpur, Dhulihar, Fingri, Ghona, Jhaudanga, Kuskhali, Labsa, and Shibpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 119 mauzas and 237 villages.[9]
Satkhira Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 33 mahallas.[9]
Colleges
Local colleges include:
- Satkhira City College
- Satkhira Day-Night College
- Satkhira Government College
- Satkhira Government Mohila College
- Satkhira Medical College
- Satkhira Polytechnic Institute
Notable residents
- Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi, Member of Parliament, was elected from constituency Satkhira-2 in the 2014 general election.[10]
