Saturia (Bengali: সাটুরিয়া) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The administrative center is located in Saturia.

Geography

Saturia is located at 23°35′33″N 90°01′23″E / 23.5925°N 90.0231°E / 23.5925; 90.0231. It has 40,644 households and total area 140.12 km.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Saturia Upazila had 40,644 households and a population of 171,494. 34,660 (20.21%) were under 10 years of age. Saturia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 47.25%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 8,718 (5.08%) lived in urban areas.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Saturia has a population of 140215. Males constitute 49.84% of the population, and females 50.16%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 73439. Saturia has an average literacy rate of 22% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Administration

Saturia Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Baliyati, Baried, Dargram, Dhankora, Dighulia, Fukurhati, Hargaj, Saturia, and Tilli. The union parishads are subdivided into 166 mauzas and 224 villages.

The Upozila Parishad Office is at The Village name Baliati.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Baliati Iswar Chandra High School, founded in 1919, is a notable secondary school.

Gallery

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  Baliati Palace
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  Baliati Palace
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  Baliati Palace - backside

See also

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