Debhata Upazila


Debhata is an Upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Debhata is located at. It has 17724 households and total area 176.33 km².
Debhata Upazila is bounded by Satkhira Sadar Upazila on the north, Assasuni Upazila and Satkhira Sadar Upazila on the east, Kaliganj Upazila on the south and Hasnabad and Basirhat I CD Blocks in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Debhata had a population of 125,358. Males constituted 49.80% of the population and females 50.20%. Muslims formed 81.19% of the population, Hindus 18.80% and Christians 0.01%. Debhata had a literacy rate of 54.82% for the population 7 years and above.
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Debhata had a population of 99068. Males constituted 51.11% of the population, and females 48.89%. The population aged 18 or over was 50,418. Debhata has an average literacy rate of 30.9%, compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Debhata has 5 Unions/Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages. The union is famous for shrimp cultivation.