Batiaghata বটিয়াঘাটা | |
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| Coordinates:22°44.5′N89°31′E / 22.7417°N 89.517°E /22.7417; 89.517 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Khulna |
| Area | |
• Total | 248.31 km2 (95.87 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 233,540 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 9260[2] |
| Website | Official Map of Batiaghata |
Batiaghata (Bengali:বটিয়াঘাটা) is anupazila ofKhulna District in the Division ofKhulna,Bangladesh.[3]
Batiaghata is located at22°44′30″N89°31′00″E / 22.7417°N 89.5167°E /22.7417; 89.5167. TheKajibacha river divides it into an eastern and a western part.[3] It has 40779 households and total area 248.31 km2.
As of the2011 Census of Bangladesh, Batiaghata upazila had 40,779 households and a population of 171,691. 32,365 (18.85%) were under 10 years of age. Batiaghata had an average literacy rate of 54.90%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 981 females per 1000 males. 7,675 (4.47%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5][6]
According to the1991 Bangladesh census, Batiaghata had a population of 128184. Males constituted 51.07% of the population, and females 48.93%. The population aged 18 or over is 71,463. Batiaghata has an average literacy rate of 37.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[7]
Batiaghata Upazila is divided into sevenunion parishads: Amirpur,Baliadanga, Botiaghata, Gongarampur, Jolma, Surkhali, and Vandarkote. The union parishads are subdivided into 127 mauzas and 172 villages.[8]
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