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Upazila in Khulna, Bangladesh
Debhata দেবহাটা
Upazila
Location of Debhata
Coordinates: 22°34′N 88°58′E / 22.567°N 88.967°E / 22.567; 88.967
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictSatkhira
Area
 • Total173.21 km (66.88 sq mi)
Population
 • Total133,014
 • Density770/km (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code9430
WebsiteOfficial Map of Debhata

Debhata (Bengali: দেবহাটা) is an upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Debhata is located at 22°34′00″N 88°58′00″E / 22.5667°N 88.9667°E / 22.5667; 88.9667. It has 29813 households and total area 173.21 km.

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.

Demographics

Religions in Debhata Upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam   83.67%
Hinduism   16.32%
Other or not stated   0.01%

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.

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%.

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.

See also

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 21 October 2024.
  3. Mridha, Amarendra Nath (2012). "Debhata Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. "Debhata Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Satkhira (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-239-9.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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