Saturia Upazila


Saturia is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.

Geography

Saturia is located at. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km2.

Demographics

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 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 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saturia Upazila had 40,644 households and a population of 171,494. 34,660 were under 10 years of age. Saturia had a literacy rate of 47.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 8,718 lived in urban areas.
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%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.

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.
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.