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Satkhira Sadar Upazila

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Satkhira Sadar
সাতক্ষীরা সদর
Upazila
Location of Satkhira Sadar
Coordinates: 22°52.5′N 89°2.5′E / 22.8750°N 89.0417°E / 22.8750; 89.0417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictSatkhira
Area
 • Total
398.57 km2 (153.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
522,964
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
9400[2]
Area code0471[3]
Websitesatkhirasadar.satkhira.gov.bd

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

Geography

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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]

Demographics

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Religions in Satkhira Sadar Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 88.81%
Hinduism
 
 11.00%
Other or not stated
 
 0.19%

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

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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

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Local colleges include:

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ 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 17 August 2025.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Satkhira (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-239-9.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014: Mustafa Lutfullah". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2017.


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