Saturia Upazila

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Saturia
সাটুরিয়া
Upazila
Baliatali Zamindar Bari
Baliatali Zamindar Bari
Location of Saturia
Coordinates: 23°58′30″N 90°02′30″E / 23.9750°N 90.0417°E / 23.9750; 90.0417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictManikganj
Government
 • ChairmanAbdul Mazid Photo
Area
 • Total
140.12 km2 (54.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
193,206
 • Density1,378.9/km2 (3,571.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1810[2]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Saturia
Saturia Upazila mauza geocode map

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

Geography

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

Religions in Saturia Upazila (2022)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 91.53%
Hinduism
 
 8.43%
Other or not stated
 
 0.04%

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Saturia Upazila had 49,712 households and a population of 193,206. 7.56% of the population were under 5 years of age. Saturia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.92%: 73.04% for males and 65.11% for females, and a sex ratio of 93.53 males for every 100 females. 15,398 (7.97%) lived in urban areas.[3]

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, 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.[4][5]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saturia has a population of 140,215. Males constitute 49.84% of the population, and females 50.16%. This upazila's eighteen up population is 73,439. Saturia has an average literacy rate of 22% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]

Administration

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.[7]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[8]

See also

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. 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. 20 October 2024.
  3. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Manikganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-255-9.
  4. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  5. "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  6. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  7. "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. Raj, Md. Shahiduzzaman (2012). "Saturia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). 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 2 July 2026.