Batiaghata Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Batiaghata
locator_position = right
latd = 22.7417
longd = 89.5167
division_name = Khulna Division
district = Khulna District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 128184
population_density = 516
area_total = 248.33
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/Batiaghata.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Batiaghata
footnotes =

Batiaghata ( _bn. বাটিয়াঘাটা) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Batiaghata is located at coord|22.7417|N|89.5167|E| . It has 23698 units of house hold and total area 248.33 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Batiaghata has a population of 128184. Males constitute are 51.07% of the population, and females 48.93%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 71463. Batiaghata has an average literacy rate of 37.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Batiaghata has 7 Unions/Wards, 132 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 158 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References