Batiaghata
বটিয়াঘাটা | |
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Coordinates: 22°44.5′N 89°31′E / 22.7417°N 89.517°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Khulna |
District | Khulna |
Area | |
• Total | 248.31 km2 (95.87 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 128,184 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Batiaghata |
Batiaghata (Bengali: বটিয়াঘাটা) is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1]
Batiaghata is located at 22°44′30″N 89°31′00″E / 22.7417°N 89.5167°E. The Kajibacha river divides it into an eastern and a western part.[1] It has 40779 households and total area 248.31 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Batiaghata upazila had 40,779 households and a population of 171,691. 32,365 (18.85%) were under 10 years of age. Batiaghata had an average literacy rate of 54.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 981 females per 1000 males. 7,675 (4.47%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Batiaghata had a population of 128184. Males constituted 51.07% of the population, and females 48.93%. The population aged 18 or over is 71,463. Batiaghata has an average literacy rate of 37.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Batiaghata Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Amirpur, Baliadanga, Botiaghata, Gongarampur, Jolma, Surkhali, and Vandarkote. The union parishads are subdivided into 127 mauzas and 172 villages.[5]