world.wikisort.org - Bangladesh

Search / Calendar

Assasuni (Bengali: আশাশুনি, Aashashooni, Ashashuni , means hearing the hope ) is an upazila of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, Bangladesh.

Assasuni
আশাশুনি
Upazila
Assasuni
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°33′N 89°10.086′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictSatkhira District
Area
  Total402.36 km2 (155.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
  Total268,754
  Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websiteassasuni.satkhira.gov.bd

Geography


Assasuni is located at 22.5500°N 89.1681°E / 22.5500; 89.1681. 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 census, 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%.[2]

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, 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.[1]


Administration


Assasuni Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Anulia, Assasuni, Baradal, Budhhata, Durgapur, Kadakati, Khajra, Kulla, Pratapnagar, Sobhnali, and Sreeula. The union parishads are subdivided into 143 mauzas and 241 villages.[3]


Education



Environmental issues


Assasuni is now under severe natural threat. Water logging is miserable during the rainy season. Cyclone Aila affected Assasuni badly in 2009. Crops failed tremendously. The earthen embankments and seawalls are always on the threat of erosion during every rainy seasons.


References


  1. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Satkhira" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.






Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии