Sarankhola Upazila

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Sarankhola
শরণখোলা
Upazila
Sarankhola is located in Bangladesh
Sarankhola
Sarankhola
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°17.5′N 89°47.5′E / 22.2917°N 89.7917°E / 22.2917; 89.7917Coordinates: 22°17.5′N 89°47.5′E / 22.2917°N 89.7917°E / 22.2917; 89.7917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictBagerhat District
Area
 • Total756.61 km2 (292.13 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total107,856
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
9311
Websitesarankhola.bagerhat.gov.bd

Sarankhola (Bengali: শরণখোলা) is an upazila of Bagerhat District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography[]

Sarankhola is located at

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22°17′30″N 89°47′30″E / 22.2917°N 89.7917°E / 22.2917; 89.7917. It has 19,588 households and total area 756.61 km2.

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sarankhola has a population of 107,856. Males constitute 51.28% of the population, and females 48.72%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,157. Sarankhola has an average literacy rate of 41.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Sarankhola Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Dakshinkhali, Dhanshagor, Khontakata, and Rayenda. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 44 villages.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Md. Moshfequr Rahman (2012), "Sarankhola Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Bagerhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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