Dighalia Upazila


Dighalia is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Dighalia is located at. It has 26,797 households and a total area of 77.16 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Dighalia Upazila had 40,872 households and a population of 167,025. 8.91% were under 5 years of age. Dighalia had a literacy rate of 81.68%: 84.00% for males and 79.36% for females, with a sex ratio of 100.35 males per 100 females. 28,713 lived in urban areas.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dighalia upazila had 26,797 households and a population of 115,585. 23,352 were under 10 years of age. Dighalia had an average literacy rate of 54.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1005 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dighalia had a population of 107840. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. The population aged 18 or over was 56,104. Dighalia has an average literacy rate of 39.4%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Dighalia Upazila is divided into Dighalia Municipality and six union parishads: Aranghata, Barakpur, Dighalia, Gazirhat, Jogipol, and Senhati. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 43 villages.