Rupsa is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rupsa is located at 22.8333°N, 89.5833°W. It has 41,895 households and total area 120.15 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rupsa upazila had 41,895 households and a population of 179,519. 35,583 (19.82%) were under 10 years of age. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 58.23%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural. According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupsa had a population of 150,185. Males constituted 51.98% of the population and females 48.02%. The population aged 18 or over was 77,918. Rupsa had an average literacy rate of 40.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Rupsa Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Aichgati, Ghatvog, Noihati, Srifoltola, and T. S. Bahirdia. The union parishads are subdivided into 64 mauzas and 78 villages.