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
 • Total140.12 km2 (54.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total171,494
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial 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

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 (2011)[1]
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.[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ↑ "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 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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