Phultala Upazila

Phultala (Bengali: ফুলতলা) is an upazila of Khulna District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Phultala Upazila ফুলতলা উপজেলা
Upazila
Phultala Upazila Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°58.5′N 89°27.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Khulna District
Area
• Total	56.83 km^2 (21.94 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (1991)
• Total	67,930
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Phultala

Geography

Phultala is located at 22.9750°N 89.4583°E. It has 12867 households and total area 56.83 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phultala has a population of 67930. Males constitute 51.01% of the population, and females 48.99%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 36368. Phultala has an average literacy rate of 41.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Phultala Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Atra Gilatala, Damodar, Jamira, and Phultala. The union parishads are subdivided into 18 mauzas and 29 villages.[3]

See also

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

References

1. Firoj Ansari (2012), "Phultala Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Khulna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.