Batiaghata Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.7417° N 89.5167° E

Batiaghata Upazila
Batiaghata
Division_name  - District	Khulna Division  - Khulna District
Coordinates	22.7417° N 89.5167° E
Area	248.33 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	128184  - 516/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Batiaghata

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], 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. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

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

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.