Satkhira Sadar Upazila

Satkhira Sadar সাতক্ষীরা সদর
Upazila
Coordinates: 22°52.5′N 89°2.5′E / 22.8750°N 89.0417°E / 22.8750; 89.0417
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District	Satkhira
Area
• Total	398.57 km2 (153.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• 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.gov.bd

Satkhira Sadar (Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা সদর) is an upazila of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.

Satkhira Sadar is located at 22°43′00″N 89°04′30″E / 22.7167°N 89.0750°E / 22.7167; 89.0750. 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]

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]

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]

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]}

• 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

• 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

• Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi, Member of Parliament, was elected from constituency Satkhira-2 in the 2014 general election.^[11]

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