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Saghata () is an
upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...
of
Gaibandha District Gaibandha District () is a district in northern Bangladesh, located within Rangpur Division. Covering an area of 2,179.27 square kilometers (841.42 sq mi), it had a population of 2,562,232 as of the 2022 census. The district's administrative headq ...
in the Division of
Rangpur Rangpur may refer to: Places In Bangladesh *Rangpur Division, one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. *Rangpur District, district of Bangladesh in Rangpur Division. *Rangpur, Bangladesh, metropolis and a major city in northern ...
,
Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
.


Geography

Saghata is located at Rangpur division . It has 68,954 households and total area 231.02 km2. According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Saghata Upazila had 68,954 households and a population of 267,819. Of this population, 66,649 (24.89%) were under 10 years of age. Saghata had a literacy rate of 40.59% (for individuals aged 7 and over), which is below the national average of 51.8%. The sex ratio was 1,051 females per 1,000 males. A total of 15,883 (5.93%) people lived in urban areas. As per the 1991 Bangladesh Census, Saghata had a population of 232,118. Males constituted 50.73% of the population, while females made up 49.27%. The population of Saghata’s rural areas was 105,508. The average literacy rate for this Upazila was 22.1% (for individuals aged 7 and over), compared to the national average of 32.4%.


Administration

Saghata Upazila is divided into ten
union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...
s: Bonarpara, Ghuridah, Holdia, Jumarbari, Kachua, Kamalerpara, Muktinagar, Padumsahar, Saghata, and Varotkhali. The union parishads are subdivided into 117 mauzas and 130 villages.


Notable residents

# Ahmed Hossain -Ex. Minister of Undivided Bengal. # Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah -EX MP, EX Deputy speaker. # Dr. Mizanur Rahman -Ex. Chairman of Human rights Commission # Mahmud Hasan Ripon -Ex. President of Bangladesh Chattra League, EX MP # Shishir Kumar Shaha (Opu) -Cultural Activist, Announcer-Bangladesh Betar


See also

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Upazilas of Bangladesh An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
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Divisions of Bangladesh Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...


References

Upazilas of Gaibandha District {{Rangpur-geo-stub