Satkhira Sadar () 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 ...

(subdistrict) of

Satkhira District Satkhira District (; ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh and is part of Khulna Division. It lies along the border with West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of the Arpangachhia River. The largest city and headquarter of this district is Satk ...

Khulna Division Khulna Division () is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna Dist ...

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Geography

Satkhira Sadar is located at . It has 109,105 households and a total area 400.82 km². Satkhira Sadar Upazila is bounded by

Kalaroa Upazila Kalaroa () is an upazila (sub-district) of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. It was established in 1983. Geography Kalaroa is located at . It has 59,282 households and a total area of 231.42 km2. Kalaroa borders Sharsha, ...

on the north, Tala Upazila on the east, Debhata and Assasuni upazilas on the south and Basirhat I and

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North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and ...

in West Bengal, India, on the west.

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, Satkhira Sadar upazila had 109,105 households and a population of 460,892. 85,999 inhabitants (18.66%) were under 10 years of age. Satkhira Sadar had an average literacy rate of 56.51%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 998 females per 1,000 males. 113,322 inhabitants, or 24.59% of the population, lived in urban areas. At the

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, Satkhira Sadar had a population of 344,444. Males constituted 51.3% of the population, and females 48.7%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 176,670. The average literacy rate was 34.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Satkhira Sadar Upazila is divided into Satkhira Municipality and 14

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: Agardari, Alipur, Baikari, Balli, Banshdaha, Bhomra, Brahmarajpur, Dhulihar, Fingri, Ghona, Jhaudanga, Kuskhali, Labsa, and Shibpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 119 mauzas and 237 villages. Satkhira Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 33

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Colleges

Local colleges include: * Satkhira City College * Satkhira Day-Night College * Satkhira Government College * Satkhira Government Mohila College * Satkhira Medical College * Satkhira Polytechnic Institute

Notable residents

Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi ''Freedom Fighter'' Mir Mostaque Ahmed Robi ('' Bengali'': মীর মোস্তাক আহমেদ রবি; born: 21 January 1954) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from Satkhira-2. Political lif ...

, Member of Parliament, was elected from constituency

Satkhira-2 Satkhira-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2024 by Ashrafuzzaman Ashu of the Jatiya Party. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Satkhira Sadar Upazila. History The constitue ...

in the 2014 general election.

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