Saturia Upazila

Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Saturia

সাটুরিয়া

Upazila

Baliatali Zamindar Bari

Coordinates: 23°58′30″N 90°02′30″E﻿ / ﻿23.9750°N 90.0417°E﻿ / 23.9750; 90.0417
Country|  Bangladesh
Division| Dhaka
District| Manikganj
Government

• Chairman| Abdul Mazid Photo
Area

• Total| 140.12 km2 (54.10 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 171,494
• Density| 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+6 (BST)
Website| Official Map of Saturia

Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.

## Geography

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Saturia is located at 23°35′33″N 90°01′23″E﻿ / ﻿23.5925°N 90.0231°E﻿ / 23.5925; 90.0231. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km2.

## Demographics

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Religions in Saturia upazila (2011)[2]

Religion |  | Percent
Islam |

| 91.39%
Hinduism |

| 8.59%
Other or not stated |

| 0.02%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Saturia Upazila had 40,644 households and a population of 171,494. 34,660 (20.21%) were under 10 years of age. Saturia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 8,718 (5.08%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saturia has a population of 140215. Males constitute 49.84% of the population, and females 50.16%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 73439. Saturia has an average literacy rate of 22% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

## Administration

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Saturia Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Baliyati, Baried, Dargram, Dhankora, Dighulia, Fukurhati, Hargaj, Saturia, and Tilli. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 224 villages.[5]

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

## Education

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See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[6]

## Gallery

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* Baliati Palace

* Baliati Palace

* Baliati Palace - backside

## See also

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* Upazilas of Bangladesh
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ Awami League
2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
3. ^ "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
6. ^ Raj, Md. Shahiduzzaman (2012). "Saturia Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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Manikganj District

Upazila/Thana:|

* Daulatpur
* Ghior
* Harirampur
* Manikganj
* Saturia
* Shivalaya
* Singair

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Upazilas of the Dhaka Division

Headquarters: Dhaka

Dhaka District|

* Dhamrai
* Dohar
* Keraniganj
* Nawabganj
* Savar

Faridpur District|

* Alfadanga
* Bhanga
* Boalmari
* Charbhadrasan
* Faridpur Sadar
* Madhukhali
* Nagarkanda
* Sadarpur

Gazipur District|

* Gazipur
* Kaliakair
* Kaliganj
* Kapasia
* Sreepur

Gopalganj District|

* Gopalganj
* Kashiani
* Kotalipara
* Muksudpur
* Tungipara

Kishoreganj District|

* Austagram
* Bajitpur
* Bhairab
* Hossainpur
* Itna
* Karimganj
* Katiadi
* Kishoreganj
* Kuliarchar
* Mithamain
* Nikli
* Pakundia
* Tarail

Madaripur District|

* Kalkini
* Madaripur
* Rajoir
* Shibchar

Manikganj District|

* Daulatpur
* Ghior
* Harirampur
* Manikganj
* Saturia
* Shivalaya
* Singair

Munshiganj District|

* Gazaria
* Lohaganj
* Munshiganj
* Sirajdikhan
* Sreenagar
* Tongibari

Narayanganj District|

* Araihazar
* Sonargaon
* Bandar
* Narayanganj
* Rupganj

Narsingdi District|

* Belabo
* Monohardi
* Narsingdi
* Palash
* Raipura
* Shibpur

Rajbari District|

* Baliakandi
* Goalandaghat
* Kalukhali
* Pangsha
* Rajbari

Shariatpur District|

* Bhedarganj
* Damudya
* Gosairhat
* Naria
* Shariatpur
* Zajira
* Shakhipur

Tangail District|

* Basail
* Bhuapur
* Delduar
* Ghatail
* Gopalpur
* Kalihati
* Madhupur
* Dhanbari
* Mirzapur
* Nagarpur
* Sakhipur
* Tangail

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