Sarankhola
শরণখোলা
Upazila
Nipa palm collection, Sarankhola
Nipa palm collection, Sarankhola
Location of Sarankhola
Coordinates: 22°17.5′N 89°47.5′E / 22.2917°N 89.7917°E / 22.2917; 89.7917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictBagerhat
Area
 • Total756.60 km2 (292.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total119,084
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
9311
Websitesarankhola.bagerhat.gov.bd

Sarankhola (Bengali: শরণখোলা) is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Sarankhola was formed as a Thana in 1907. A major part of the upazila belongs to the Sundarbans.[2]

Geography

Sarankhola is located at 22°17′30″N 89°47′30″E / 22.2917°N 89.7917°E / 22.2917; 89.7917. It has 28,581 households and total area 756.60 km2.

It is bounded by Morrelganj upazila on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Mathbaria and Patharghata upazilas on the east, and Mongla upazila on the west.[2]

Demographics

Religions in Sarankhola upazila (2011)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 92.23%
Hinduism
 
 7.75%
Other or not stated
 
 0.02%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sarankhola upazila had 28,581 households and a population of 119,084. 25,803 (21.67%) were under 10 years of age. Sarankhola had an average literacy rate of 58.85%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 908 females per 1000 males. 26,971 (22.65%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1][3]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sarankhola had a population of 107,856. Males constituted 51.28% of the population, and females 48.72%. This Upazila's eighteen up population was 52,157. Sarankhola had an average literacy rate of 41.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bagherhat" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Bagherhat district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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