Satkhira Sadar Upazila
Satkhira Sadar
সাতক্ষীরা সদর | |
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Coordinates: 22°52.5′N 89°2.5′E / 22.8750°N 89.0417°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Khulna |
District | Satkhira |
Area | |
• Total | 398.57 km2 (153.89 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 522,964 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 9400[2] |
Area code | 0471[3] |
Website | satkhirasadar |
Satkhira Sadar (Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা সদর) is an upazila of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Satkhira Sadar is located at 22°43′00″N 89°04′30″E / 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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Transportation
[edit]There is well established transportation systems from Satkhira to Dhaka. Among them, highway service is the best. The intra-district transportation is also developed. But the water transportation system is less familiar than high way service in this district. There is no air service (e.g. aeroplane) in this district.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]Primary schools
[edit]- Shreerampur Govt. Primary School
- Town Government Primary School at Sultanpur
- Chupria Primary School
- Palashpole Government Primary School
- Rasulpur Boys Government Primary School
- Kamalnagar Government Primary School
- Taltola Government Primary School
- Binerpota Government Primary School
- Gopinathpur Government Primary School
- Khejurdanga Government Primary School
- Munsipara Government Primary School
- Rajarbagan Government Primary School
- Alipore Government Primary School
- Beharinagor Primary School
- Kataltala Government Primary School
- Jagonnathpur Government Primary School
- Tujalpur Primary School
- Rajnagar Govt. Primary School
- Koikhali Primary School
- Chawguria Baladanga Primary School
- Baladanga Government Primary School
- Akhrakhula Government Primary School
- Raghunathpur Government Primary School
Secondary schools
[edit]- Bhomra Union Polly Shree High School
- Satkhira Government High School (1962)[10]
- Rashida Begum High School
- Sonar Bangla High School, Chupria
- Bhaluka Chandpur Model High School (1968)
- D.B. United High School (1965)
- Rasulpur Secondary Schools
- Satkhira Town Girls' High School
- Rishilpi Centre School
- Karima Secondary Schools
- Nabaruna Girls' High School
- Sundarban Textile Mills High School
- Police Line Secondary School
- Satkhira Government Girls' High School
- Satkhira PN School and College
- Palasapola Ideal High School
- Labasa imadula Haq Secondary School
- Dhulihar Ideal Secondary School
- The Pole Star Municipal Secondary Schools
- Satkhira Night School
- Polli Union High School
- Abdul Karim Girls High School
- Jhaudanga Secondary School
- Satkhira Kamil Madrasah
- Tuzalpur G.C.High School
- Balli Md. Mujibur Rahman Secondary School
- Balli Ideal Girls School
- Khajur Danga R K High School
- Rajnagar Dakhil Madrasha
- Baladanga Chawghuria Dakhil Madrasha
- Taltola Adarsho Madyamik Bidyaloy
Colleges
[edit]- United Model College
- Jhaudanga College
- Akhrakhula Ideal College
- Satkhira City College
- Satkhira Day-Night College
- Satkhira Government College
- Satkhira Government Mahila College
- Satkhira Medical College
- Satkhira Polytechnic Institute
- Shimanta Adarsha College, Mahmudpur
- Gava Ideal College
- Abdur Rahman Degree College
- Chhafunnesa Mohila College
- Satkhira Govt. Technical College
Madrasha
[edit]- Khalil Nagar Aminia Mohila Dakhil Madrasha, Khalil Nagar
- Khadizatul Kobra(Ra.) Mohila Dakhil Madrasha, Goyespur
- Satkhira Adarsha Mohila Dakhil Madrasha, Satkhira
- Akharkhola Mukundapur Dakhil Madrasha, Boyar Khola
- Darul Hadees Ahmadia Salafiyah Dakhil Madrasha, Bankal
- Agardari Aminia Kamil Madrasha, Agardari
- Jhaudanga Islamia Fazil Madrasha, Jhaudanga
- N.B.B.K. Al Madina Dakhil Madrasha, Nungola
- Fingri Mojidia Siddikia Alim Madrasha, Fingri
- Mahmudpur Aminia Senior Alim Madrasha, Mahmudpur
- Bakchara Ahmadia Dakhil Madrasha, Bakchara
- Satkhira Alia Kamil Madrasha, Satkhira
- Gava Dakhil Madrasha, Gava
- Shallay Adarsha Dakhil Madrasha, Shallay
- Amtala Khanjahan Ali Alim Madrasha, Amtala
- Kathanda Aminia Alim Madrasha, Kathanda
- Chupria Siddiquia Dakhil Madrasha, Chupria
- Satani Kushkhali Dakhil Madrasha, Kushkhali
- Aruakhali Pyradanga Muzidia Dakhil Madrasha, Aruakhali
- G Fulbari Dargha Sharif Amil Madrasha, Bhaluka
- Rajnagar Islamia Dakhil Madrasha, Rajnagar
- Satkhira Ayen Uddin Mohila Alim Madrasha, Etagasha
- Al-Haj Mohammad Ali Dakhil Madrasha, Bansgaha
- Ahsania Mission Adarsha Alim Madrasha, Satkhira
- Gabordari Dakhil Madrasha, Gabordari
- Khanpur Siddiquia Alim Madrasha, Khanpur
- Agardari Aminia Mohila Dakhil Madrasha, Agardari
- Chayghoriya Alhaj Abdus Sattar Dakhil Madrasah, Chayghoriya
- Mirzanagar Dakhil Madrasah, Mirzanagar
- Alipur Azizia Dakhil Madrasah, Alipur
- Bhaluka Chandpur Dakhil Madrasah, Bhaluka
- Baladanga Chayghoriya Dakhil Madrasah, Baladanga
- Godaghata Brakatia Dakhil Madrasah, Godaghata
- Shialdanga Karimia Dakhil Madrasah, Shialdanga
- Madrashatul jannat Dakhil Madrasah, Bashghata
- Horishpur Kadiria Dakhil Madrasah, Horishpur
- Ghona Rahmania Dakhil Madrasah, Ghona
- Bhomra Union Dakhil Madrasah, Padmasankra
- kashempur Siddikia Dakhil Madrasah, kashempur
- Hazrat Abubakkar Siddiqe (R.) Islamia Fajil Madrasha, Dhulihar
- Al-Amin Mohila Dakhil Madrasah, Madhobkati
- Roispur Adarsaw Mohila Dakhil Madrasah, Roispur
- Parandaha Aminia Mohila Dakhil Madrasah, Parandaha
- Mirgedanga Mohila Dakhil Madrasah, Mirgedanga
- Labsha Dakhil Madrasha, Labsha
Notable residents
[edit]- Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi, Member of Parliament, was elected from constituency Satkhira-2 in the 2014 general election.[11]
See also
[edit]- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Thanas of Bangladesh
- Villages of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
- Executive magistrate (Bangladesh)
- Executive Magistrate of Bangladesh
- List of cities and towns in Bangladesh
References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Satkhira Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Satkhira (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-239-9.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Institute Info". Satkhira Government High School (in Bengali).
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014: Mustafa Lutfullah". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2017.