Saghata Upazila

❧

Wikipedia

Saghata
সাঘাটা
Upazila
View of Saghata
View of Saghata
Location of Saghata
Coordinates: 25°6.3′N 89°35.2′E / 25.1050°N 89.5867°E / 25.1050; 89.5867
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictGaibandha
Area
 • Total
231.02 km2 (89.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
289,628
 • Density1,253.7/km2 (3,247.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5750[2]
Area code05426[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Saghata

Saghata (Bengali: সাঘাটা) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Saghata is located at Rangpur division 25°06′20″N 89°35′10″E / 25.1056°N 89.5861°E / 25.1056; 89.5861. It has 68,954 households and total area 231.02 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Saghata Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.32%
Hinduism
 
 6.67%
Other or not stated
 
 0.01%

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 (age 7 and over) 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 (8.21%) lived in urban areas.[5]

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saghata Upazila had 68,954 households and a population of 267,819. Of this population, 66,649 (24.89%) were under 10 years of age. Saghata had a literacy rate of 40.59% (for individuals aged 7 and over), 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 (5.93%) 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% (for individuals aged 7 and over), 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.[6]

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 (Opu) -Cultural Activist, Announcer-Bangladesh Betar

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Md. Hamidul Haque Chandan (2012), "Saghatta Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. 1 2 Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Gaibandha (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-228-3.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gaibandha" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.