Batiaghata Upazila

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Batiaghata
বটিয়াঘাটা
Upazila
Batiaghata is located in Bangladesh
Batiaghata
Batiaghata
Location in Bangladesh
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Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Khulna District
Area
 • Total 248.33 km2 (95.88 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 128,184
 • Density 516/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Batiaghata

Batiaghata (Bengali: বটিয়াঘাটা) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Batiaghata is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. The Kajibacha river divides it into an eastern and a western part.[1] It has 23698 households and total area 248.33 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Batiaghata had a population of 128184. Males constituted 51.07% of the population, and females 48.93%. The population aged 18 or over is 71,463. Batiaghata has an average literacy rate of 37.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Points of interest

Administration

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

Education

Primary schools

  • Batiaghata Govt. Primary School
  • Bayarbhanga Paschim Para Primary School
  • Guptamary Govt. Primary School
  • Chakrakhali Govt. Primary School

Secondary school

  • Batiaghata High School
  • Bayarbhanga Bishwambar High school(Estd-1945)
  • Jolma Chokrakhali Secondary School

College

See also

References

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