Rupsa Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Rupsa
locator_position = right
latd = 22.8333
longd = 89.5833
division_name = Khulna Division
district = Khulna District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 150185
population_density = 1250
area_total = 120.15
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/khulna/Rupsa.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Rupsa
footnotes =

Rupsa ( _bn. রূপসা) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rupsa is located at coord|22.8333|N|89.5833|E| . It has 27774 units of house hold and total area 120.15 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Rupsa has a population of 150185. Males constitute are 51.98% of the population, and females 48.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 77918. Rupsa has an average literacy rate of 40.4% (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

Rupsa has 5 Unions/Wards, 64 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 72 villages.

ee also

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

References