Shyamnagar (Bengali: শ্যামনগর) is an upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is the biggest upazila of Bangladesh. It is close to the Sundarbans.
Shyamnagar
শ্যামনগর | |
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 Sundarbans in Shyamnagar Upazila | |
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| Coordinates: 22°19.8′N 89°6.2′E / 22.3300°N 89.1033°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Satkhira |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,968.23 km2 (759.94 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Bangladesh |
| Population | |
| • Total | 365,970 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 9450[2] |
| Website | Official Map of Shyamnagar |
Geography
editShyamnagar is located at 22°19′50″N 89°06′10″E / 22.3306°N 89.1028°E. It has 46,592 households and a total area of 1968.23 km2.
Shyamnagar Upazila is bordered by Kaliganj (Satkhira) and Assasuni upazilas to the north, the Sundarbans and Bay of Bengal to the south, Koyra and Assasuni upazilas to the east and the Indian state of West Bengal to the west. The main rivers here are: Raymangal, Kalindi, Kobadak, Kholpetua, Arpangachhia, Malancha, Hariabhanga and Chuna. South Talpatti Island at the estuary of the Hariabhanga is notable.
Shyamnagar town consists of 5 mouzas and 13 villages. The area of the town is 10.76 km2. The town has a population of 11,021; 52.36% male and 47.64% female. The population density is 1024 per km2. Literacy rate among the town people is 37.3%. The town has three dakbungalows and a BDR Headquarters.
The average literacy in the entire upazila is 28.1%, comprising 38% among males and 17.4% among females. There are five colleges, 28 high schools, 98 madrasas and 96 government primary schools. The main occupation of the people is agriculture, 32.93% of whom are engaged with this work. The main exports are Paddy, jute and shrimp. Shyamnagar is the largest thana of Bangladesh.
Demographics
editAs of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shyamnagar upazila had 72,279 households and a population of 318,254. 67,626 (21.25%) were under 10 years of age. Shyamnagar had an average literacy rate of 48.62%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 17,254 (5.42%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4] Ethnic population was 1,631 (0.51%).[5]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shyamnagar has a population of 265004. Males constitute 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%. This Upazila's adult population is 132516. Shyamnagar has an average literacy rate of 28.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]
Administration
editShyamnagar Thana was made an upazila in 1982.
Shyamnagar Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Atulia, Bhurulia, Burigoalini, Gabura, Ishwaripur, Kaikhali, Kashimari, Munshiganj, Nurnagar, Padmapukur, Ramjannagar, and Shyamnagar. The union parishads are subdivided into 127 mauzas and 218 villages.[4][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Satkhira (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-239-9.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Satkhira district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ পৌরসভা হচ্ছে ‘শ্যামনগর’ ['Shyamnagar' is a Municipality]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 25 April 2019.
External links
edit- Rahman, Mizanur (2012). "Shyamnagar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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