Saturia Upazila

Saturia সাটুরিয়া
Upazila
Baliatali Zamindar Bari
Coordinates: 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 km^2 (54.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	193,206
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	1810[3]
Website	Official Map of Saturia

Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.

Geography

Saturia is located at 23.5925°N 90.0231°E / 23.5925; 90.0231. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km².

Demographics

Religions in Saturia Upazila (2022)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			91.53%
Hinduism			8.43%
Other or not stated			0.04%

According to the 2011 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 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% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[7]

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.^[8]

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

Education

See also: Education in Bangladesh

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.^[9]

Gallery

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  Baliati Palace
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  Baliati Palace
• 
  Baliati Palace - backside

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Thanas of Bangladesh
• Union councils of Bangladesh
• Administrative geography of Bangladesh

References

1. Awami League
2. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
3. "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. 20 October 2024.
4. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Manikganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-255-9.
5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Manikganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6. "Community Tables: Manikganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
8. "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
9. Raj, Md. Shahiduzzaman (2012). "Saturia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 4 January 2025.