Saghata Upazila


Saghata is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
WWW saghata.gaibandha.gov.bd

Geography

Saghata is located at Rangpur division. It has 68,954 households and total area 231.02 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Saghata Upazila had 79,700 households and a population of 289,628. 10.11% of the population were under 5 years of age. Saghata had a literacy rate of 66.08%: 69.97% for males and 62.62% for females, and a sex ratio of 91.27 males for every 100 females. 23,787 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saghata Upazila had 68,954 households and a population of 267,819. Of this population, 66,649 were under 10 years of age. Saghata had a literacy rate of 40.59%, which is below the national average of 51.8%. The sex ratio was 1,051 females per 1,000 males. A total of 15,883 people lived in urban areas.
As per the 1991 Bangladesh Census, Saghata had a population of 232,118. Males constituted 50.73% of the population, while females made up 49.27%. The population of Saghata’s rural areas was 105,508. The average literacy rate for this Upazila was 22.1%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Saghata Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Bonarpara, Ghuridah, Holdia, Jumarbari, Kachua, Kamalerpara, Muktinagar, Padumsahar, Saghata, and Varotkhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 117 mauzas and 130 villages.

Notable residents

  1. Ahmed Hossain -Ex. Minister of Undivided Bengal.
  2. Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah -EX MP, EX Deputy speaker.
  3. Dr. Mizanur Rahman -Ex. Chairman of Human rights Commission
  4. Mahmud Hasan Ripon -Ex. President of Bangladesh Chattra League, EX MP
  5. Shishir Kumar Shaha -Cultural Activist, Announcer-Bangladesh Betar