Dighalia ( bn, দিঘলিয়া) is an
upazila of
Khulna District in the Division of
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
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Bangladesh.
Geography
Dighalia is located at . It has 26,797 households and a total area of 77.16 km
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Demographics
As of the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Dighalia upazila had 26,797 households and a population of 115,585. 23,352 (20.20%) were under 10 years of age. Dighalia had an average literacy rate of 54.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1005 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.
According to the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, Dighalia had a population of 107840. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. The population aged 18 or over was 56,104. Dighalia has an average literacy rate of 39.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Dighalia Upazila is divided into Dighalia Municipality and six
union parishads:
Aranghata,
Barakpur,
Dighalia,
Gazirhat,
Jogipol, and
Senhati. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 43 villages.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Khulna District
Khulna Division
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