Saghata Upazila

Saghata is located at Rangpur division 25.1056°N 89.5861°E / 25.1056; 89.5861. It has 68,954 households and total area 231.02 km².

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Saghata Upazila had 79,700 households and a population of 289,628. 10.11% of the population were under 5 years of age. Saghata had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 66.08%: 69.97% for males and 62.62% for females, and a sex ratio of 91.27 males for every 100 females. 23,787 (8.21%) lived in urban areas.^[5]

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saghata Upazila had 68,954 households and a population of 267,819. Of this population, 66,649 (24.89%) were under 10 years of age. Saghata had a literacy rate of 40.59% (for individuals aged 7 and over), which is below the national average of 51.8%. The sex ratio was 1,051 females per 1,000 males. A total of 15,883 (5.93%) people lived in urban areas.

As per the 1991 Bangladesh Census, Saghata had a population of 232,118. Males constituted 50.73% of the population, while females made up 49.27%. The population of Saghata’s rural areas was 105,508. The average literacy rate for this Upazila was 22.1% (for individuals aged 7 and over), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Saghata Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Bonarpara, Ghuridah, Holdia, Jumarbari, Kachua, Kamalerpara, Muktinagar, Padumsahar, Saghata, and Varotkhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 117 mauzas and 130 villages.^[6]

1. Ahmed Hossain -Ex. Minister of Undivided Bengal.
2. Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah -EX MP, EX Deputy speaker.
3. Dr. Mizanur Rahman -Ex. Chairman of Human rights Commission
4. Mahmud Hasan Ripon -Ex. President of Bangladesh Chattra League, EX MP
5. Shishir Kumar Shaha (Opu) -Cultural Activist, Announcer-Bangladesh Betar

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• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh