Shyamnagar Upazila

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Shyamnagar Upazila
Shyamnagar
Division_name - District	Khulna Division - Satkhira District
Coordinates	22.3306° N 89.1028° E
Area	1968.24 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	265004 - 135/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Shyamnagar

Shyamnagar (Bengali: শ্যামনগর ) is an Upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Administrative
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Geography

Shyamnagar is located at 22.3306° N 89.1028° E . It has 46592 units of house hold and total area 1968.24 km².

Shyamnagar Upazila is bounded by Kaliganj (Satkhira) and Assasuni upazilas on the north, Sundarbans and Bay of Bengal on the south, Koyra and Assasuni upazilas on the east, West Bengal of India on the west. The main rivers here are: Raymangal, Kalindi, Kobadak, Mother Kholpetua, Arpangachia, Malancha Hariabhanga and Chuna. South Talpatti Island at the estuary of the Hariabhanga is notable places.

Shyamnagar town consists of 5 mouzas and 13 villages. The area of the town is 10.76 sq km. The town has a population of 11021; male 52.36% and female 47.64%. The density of population is 1024 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 37.3%. The town has three dakbungalows and a BDR Head Quarter.

Shyamnagar thana was turned into an upazila in 1982. It consists of 13 union parishads, 127 mouzas and 216 villages. Average literacy in whole upazila is 28.1% (male 38% and female 17.4%). There are 5 colleges, 28 high schools, 98 madrasas, 96 government primary schools. Main occupations of people is agriculture. About 32.93% people are engaged with this work. Main exports Paddy, jute and shrimp.

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Shyamnagar has a population of 265004. Males constitute are 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 132516. Shyamnagar has an average literacy rate of 28.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Shyamnagar has 12 Unions/Wards, 127 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 216 villages.

1.Shyamnagar Sadar 2.Atulia 3.Munsigong 4.Horinagor 5.Koikhali 6.Vurulia. 7.Nurnagar 8.Chondipur 9.Isharipur 10.Podmopukur 11.Ramjan nagor 12.Kshimari