Sharsha Upazila
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Sharsha (Bengali: শার্শা) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Geography
Sharsha is located at 23°04′28″N 88°52′00″E / 23.0744°N 88.8667°E. It has 82,835 households and an area of 336.28 km2.
Sharsha Upazila is bounded by
Gaighata CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India, on the west.[1]
Demographics
As of the
2011 Bangladesh census, Sharsha upazila had 82,835 households and a population of 341,565. 67,310 (19.71%) were under 10 years of age. Sharsha had an average literacy rate of 49.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 41,608 (12.19%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]
According to the
1991 Bangladesh census, Sharsha had a population of 258,789. Males comprised 51.4% of the population, and females 48.6%. The population aged 18 or over was 126,532. Sharsha had an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Administration
Sharsha Upazila is divided into one Municipality and 11 union parishads.
Municipality
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- Benapole Municipality
Union Parishads
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- Sharsha
- Bagachra
- Bahadurpur
- Benapole
- Dihi
- Goga
- Kayba
- Lakshmanpur
- Nizampur
- Putkhali
- Ulashi
The union parishads are subdivided into 135 mauzas and 168 villages.[2]
Benapole Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12
mahallas.[2]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ "Sharsha Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Jessore" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Jhenaidah district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
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