Sarankhola Upazila
Sarankhola is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Sarankhola was formed as a Thana in 1907. A major part of the upazila belongs to the Sundarbans.
Geography
Sarankhola is located at. It has 28,581 households and total area 756.60 km2.It is bounded by Morrelganj upazila on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Mathbaria and Patharghata upazilas on the east, and Mongla upazila on the west.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Sarankhola Upazila had 30,765 households and a population of 120,920. 9.73% were under 5 years of age. Sarankhola had a literacy rate of 84.16%: 84.25% for males and 84.08% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.98 males per 100 females. 72,511 lived in urban areas.As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Sarankhola upazila had 28,581 households and a population of 119,084. 25,803 were under 10 years of age. Sarankhola had an average literacy rate of 58.85%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 908 females per 1000 males. 26,971 of the population lived in urban areas.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sarankhola had a population of 107,856. Males constituted 51.28% of the population, and females 48.72%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 52,157. Sarankhola had an average literacy rate of 41.8%, and the national average of 32.4% literate.