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Saturia Upazila
Upazila in Dhaka, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.
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Geography
Saturia is located at 23.5925°N 90.0231°E. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km2.
Demographics
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
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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.[7]
The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.
Education
According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.[8]
Gallery
Baliati Palace
Baliati Palace
Baliati Palace - backside
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References
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