Debhata Upazila Explained

Official Name:Debhata
Native Name:দেবহাটা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:22°N 88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Khulna
Subdivision Name2:Satkhira
Area Total Km2:173.21
Population Total:133014
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9430[2]
Website:Official Map of Debhata
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Debhata (bn|দেবহাটা) is an upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[3]

Geography

Debhata is located at 22.5667°N 88.9667°W. It has 29813 households and total area 173.21 km2.

Debhata Upazila is bounded by Satkhira Sadar Upazila on the north, Assasuni Upazila and Satkhira Sadar Upazila on the east, Kaliganj Upazila on the south and Hasnabad and Basirhat I CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India on the west.[4]

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Debhata upazila had 29,813 households and a population of 125,358. 23,882 (16.52%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Debhata had an average literacy rate of 54.82%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males. 2,781 (2.22%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5] [6]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debhata had a population of 99,068. Males constituted 51.11% of the population, and females 48.89%. The population aged 18 or over was 50,418. Debhata has an average literacy rate of 30.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[7]

Administration

Debhata Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Debhata, Kulia, Noapara, Parulia, and Sakhipur. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 125 villages.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 400.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 21 October 2024 . 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 . Dhaka.
  3. Book: Mridha, Amarendra Nath . 2012 . Debhata Upazila . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Debhata_Upazila . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. Web site: Debhata Upazila . Banglapedia . 22 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Satkhira district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: November 10, 2006 . Population Census Wing, BBS.. https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm . 2005-03-27 .