Assasuni ( bn, আশাশুনি, ''Aashashooni'', ''Ashashuni'' , means ''hearing the hope'' ) is an

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Geography

Assasuni is located at . It has 40,735 households and a total area of 402.36 km². Marichchap, Kholpetua, Betna and Kopothakkho are rivers of Assasuni.

Demographics

In the 1991 Bangladesh

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, Assasuni had a population of 220,957. Males constituted 50.07% of the population, and females 49.93%. The population above the age of 18 was 110,961, with a literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), below the national average of 32.4%. , Assasuni had a population of 268,754. Males constituted 49.86% of the population and females 50.14%. Muslims formed 72.94% of the population, Hindus 26.46%, Christians 0.50% and others 0.10%. Assasuni had a literacy rate of 49.83% for the population 7 years and above.

Administration

Assasuni Upazila is divided into 11

union parishad Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...

s: Anulia, Assasuni, Baradal, Budhhata, Durgapur, Kadakati, Khajra, Kulla, Pratapnagar, Sobhnali, and Sreeula. The union parishads are subdivided into 143 mauzas and 241 villages.

Education

* Champaful Acharcha Profullo Chandra High School * Kalima Khali Azizia Siddikia senior Fazil Madrasha * Kalima Khali Govt. Primary School * Sriula High School * Tuardanga H,F High school * Harivanga High School * Harivanga Govt.Primary School * 68 No. Sriula Govt. Primary School * Assasuni Government High School * Dargahpur S.K.R.H. Higher Secondary School * Assasuni Govt College * Budhhata B,B,M collegiate School * GUNAKARKATI SHAH MUHAMMAD YAHYA SECONDARY SCHOOL * Assasuni Secondary Girl's High School * Chapra High School * Kunduria High School * Mariala High School * A.P.S Degree College * Kadakati Arar High School * Mohiskur Govt. Primary School * Goaldanga Fakirbari High School * Bichhat new model high school * Batra Ebtedai Madrasha * Bardal Secondary Girl's High School * Baradal Aftabuddin Collegiate School * Goaldanga Sukkulia Dakhil Madrasa * Baradal Dakhil Madrasa * Fakrabad Girls School * Puijala BMRB HIGH SCHOOL * Kodanda Secondary School * Fakrabad Govt Primary School * Fakrabad Adarsha Gram School * Fakrabad Hafezia Madrasa * Baintala R.C High school * Troydoshpolli High School, Baintala * Baintala Govt. Primary school * Godara almadani Dakhil madrasha. * Komlapur Govt. Primary School * Sreeula Govt. Primary School * Sonai Govt.Primary School * Sabdalpur Govt. Primary School * Khariati Secondary School * Mohisha Danga Collegiate School

Environmental issues

Assasuni is now under severe natural threat. Water logging is miserable during the

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affected Assasuni badly in 2009. Crops failed tremendously. The earthen embankments and

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s are always on the threat of erosion during every

References

External links

* Satkhira District Khulna Division Upazilas of Satkhira District {{Khulna-geo-stub