Tala Upazila

Tala (Bengali: তালা) is an upazila of the Satkhira District in the Khulna Division of Bangladesh. It was established in 1913 and made an upazila in 1983.^[1]

Geography

Tala is located at . It has 47394 households and a total area of 344.15 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tala has a population of 251388. 51.31% of the population is male, and 48.69% is female. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 134828. Tala has an average literacy rate of 29.7% (7+ years); the national average is 32.4%. Drinking water is a major problem.^[2]

Administrative

Tala has 12 unions, 150 mouzas, and 228 villages.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "BANGLAPEDIA: Tala Upaliza". Banglapedia. http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/T_0036.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.