Shyamnagar Upazila

Coordinates: 22°19.8′N 89°6.2′E / 22.3300°N 89.1033°E / 22.3300; 89.1033
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Shyamnagar (Bengali: শ্যামনগর) is an upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is the biggest upazila of Bangladesh. It is close to the Sundarbans.

Geography

Shyamnagar is located at 22°19′50″N 89°06′10″E / 22.3306°N 89.1028°E / 22.3306; 89.1028. It has 46,592 households and a total area of 1968.23 km2.

Shyamnagar Upazila is bordered by Kaliganj (Satkhira) and Assasuni upazilas to the north, the Sundarbans and Bay of Bengal to the south, Koyra and Assasuni upazilas to the east and the

Malancha, Hariabhanga
and Chuna. South Talpatti Island at the estuary of the Hariabhanga is notable.

Shyamnagar town consists of 5 mouzas and 13 villages. The area of the town is 10.76 km2. The town has a population of 11,021; 52.36% male and 47.64% female. The population density is 1024 per km2. Literacy rate among the town people is 37.3%. The town has three dakbungalows and a BDR Headquarters.

The average literacy in the entire upazila is 28.1%, comprising 38% among males and 17.4% among females. There are five colleges, 28 high schools, 98 madrasas and 96 government primary schools. The main occupation of the people is agriculture, 32.93% of whom are engaged with this work. The main exports are Paddy, jute and shrimp. Shyamnagar is the largest thana of Bangladesh.

Demographics

Religions in Shyamnagar upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 79.35%
Hinduism
 
 20.37%
Other or not stated
 
 0.28%

As of the

2011 Bangladesh census, Shyamnagar upazila had 72,279 households and a population of 318,254. 67,626 (21.25%) were under 10 years of age. Shyamnagar had an average literacy rate of 48.62%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 17,254 (5.42%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] Ethnic population was 1,631 (0.51%).[2]

As of the

1991 Bangladesh census, Shyamnagar has a population of 265004. Males constitute 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%. This Upazila's adult population is 132516. Shyamnagar has an average literacy rate of 28.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]

Administration

Shyamnagar Thana was made an upazila in 1982.

Shyamnagar Upazila is divided into 12

union parishads: Atulia, Bhurulia, Burigoalini, Gabura, Ishwaripur, Kaikhali, Kashimari, Munshiganj, Nurnagar, Padmapukur, Ramjannagar, and Shyamnagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 127 mauzas and 218 villages.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  3. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ^ পৌরসভা হচ্ছে ‘শ্যামনগর’ ['Shyamnagar' is a Municipality]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 April 2019.

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