Rupsa Upazila

Rupsa (Bengali: রূপসা) is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.^[4]

Rupsa রূপসা
Upazila
Coordinates: 22°50′N 89°35′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna
District	Khulna
Area
• Total	120.15 km2 (46.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	206,748
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	9240[2]
Area code	04020[3]
Website	Official Map of Rupsa

Geography

Rupsa is located at 22.8333°N 89.5833°E / 22.8333; 89.5833. It has 41,895 households and total area 120.15 km².

Demographics

Religions in Rupsa Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			86.60%
Hinduism			13.24%
Other or not stated			0.16%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rupsa upazila had 41,895 households and a population of 179,519. 35,583 (19.82%) were under 10 years of age. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 58.23%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.^[6][7]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupsa had a population of 150,185. Males constituted 51.98% of the population and females 48.02%. The population aged 18 or over was 77,918. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 40.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.^[8]

Administration

Rupsa Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Aichgati, Ghatvog, Noihati, Srifoltola, and T. S. Bahirdia. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 78 villages.^[6]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh