Saturia সাটুরিয়া | |
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 Baliatali Zamindar Bari | |
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| Coordinates:23°58′30″N90°02′30″E / 23.9750°N 90.0417°E /23.9750; 90.0417 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Manikganj |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Abdul Mazid Photo |
| Area | |
• Total | 140.12 km2 (54.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 193,206 |
| • Density | 1,378.9/km2 (3,571.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1810[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Saturia |
Saturia (Bengali:সাটুরিয়া) is anupazila ofManikganj District in the Division ofDhaka,Bangladesh. The administrative center is located inSaturia.
Saturia is located at23°35′33″N90°01′23″E / 23.5925°N 90.0231°E /23.5925; 90.0231. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km2.
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam | 91.53% | |||
| Hinduism | 8.43% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.04% | |||
According to the2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saturia Upazila had 40,644 households and a population of 171,494. 34,660 (20.21%) were under 10 years of age. Saturia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 8,718 (5.08%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
As of the1991 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% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
Saturia Upazila is divided into nineunion parishads: Baliyati, Baried, Dargram, Dhankora, Dighulia, Fukurhati, Hargaj, Saturia, and Tilli. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 224 villages.[8]
The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.
According to Banglapedia,Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[9]
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